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3 days ago · The backup crew for this mission was Eugene Cernan, Ronald Evans, and Joe Engle. The Apollo 14 command module "Kitty Hawk" is currently on display at the Astronaut Hall of Fame in Titusville, Florida.
Jun 29, 2024 · He was a Mission Commander for the Enterprise flight tests and for Columbia ‘s second orbital flight, during which he became the only pilot to manually fly a Mach 25 approach and landing. Finally, he commanded the Discovery STS 51-1 mission. Joe Engle retired from the Air Force in 1986.
Jun 18, 2024 · In 1977, the United Kingdom's King Charles III, a prince at the time, met with NASA astronauts Fred Haise, Gordon Fullerton, Richard H. Truly and Joe Engle, the crew of the Space Shuttle...
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6 days ago · 29 June 1965: At 10:21:17.6 PDT, Captain Joe H. Engle, United States Air Force, flying the Number Three North American Aviation X-15A-3 research rocketplane, 56-6672, was air-dropped from the NB-52B Stratofortress mothership, Balls 8, over Delamar Dry Lake in Nevada. This was the 138th flight of the X-15 Program, and Joe Engle’s 12th.
Jun 23, 2024 · Joe Engle would fly the space shuttle. Four of the test pilots, Petersen, White, Rushworth, and Knight, flew in combat during the Vietnam War, with Bob White being awarded the Air Force Cross. Petersen, Rushworth and White reached flag rank.
May 8, 2024 · 11,000+. Director. Vanessa Wyche. Featured Video. Giant Leaps Start Here. Johnson Space Center has served as the iconic setting to some of humankind’s greatest achievements. Today, we push forward to the Moon. Tomorrow, we leap to greater heights and new destinations.
Jun 8, 2024 · NASA's Apollo Astronauts Alan Shepard, Edgar Mitchell, Eugene Cernan, and Joe Engle learned basic volcanic geology here in 1969 as they prepared for their moon missions. Backpackers enjoy the challenge and solitude of the Craters of the Moon Wilderness.
