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Passing of Maj. Gen. Joe Henry Engle

10 Jul 2024 9:46 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

Astronaut Joe Engle passed away on July 10, 2024 at the age of 91.

He was the commander of two Space Shuttle missions including STS-2 in 1981, the program's second orbital flight. He also flew two flights in the Shuttle program's 1977 Approach and Landing Tests. Engle was one of twelve pilots who flew the North American X-15, an experimental spaceplane jointly operated by the Air Force and NASA.

Joe Engle's biography - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Engle 

Obituary: https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/houston-tx/joe-engle-11892588 

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