Joe Engle
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Joe Engle is an American astronaut and test pilot best known for flying the X-15 rocket plane and commanding early Space Shuttle missions.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| John W. Young | 2 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronaut
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aviator ⓘ human ⓘ military officer ⓘ test pilot ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Air Force Distinguished Service Medal
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Distinguished Flying Cross ⓘ NASA Distinguished Service Medal ⓘ NASA Space Flight Medal ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| employer |
NASA
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United States Air Force ⓘ |
| familyName | Engle ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
aerospace engineering
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flight testing ⓘ |
| genre | test flights ⓘ |
| givenName | Joe ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | NASA Astronaut Corps ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
commanded early Space Shuttle missions
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flew the X-15 rocket plane to the edge of space ⓘ one of the few pilots to qualify as an astronaut by flying a winged aircraft above 50 miles altitude ⓘ performed manual reentry and landing of Space Shuttle during test phase ⓘ |
| notableRole |
Space Shuttle commander
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X-15 test pilot ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Space Shuttle approach and landing tests
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STS-2 ⓘ
surface form:
Space Shuttle mission STS-2
Space Shuttle mission STS-51-I ⓘ X-15 rocket plane flights ⓘ |
| occupation |
astronaut
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aviator ⓘ military officer ⓘ test pilot ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spaceMission |
STS-2
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STS-51-I ⓘ |
| spaceProgram |
NASA Space Shuttle program
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surface form:
Space Shuttle program
North American X-15 ⓘ
surface form:
X-15 program
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Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
John W. Young