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BIOGRAPHICAL DATA

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION MANNED SPACECRAFT CENTER HOUSTON, TEXAS

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NAME: Joe Henry Engle (Lieutenant Colonel, USAF) NASA Astronaut

BIRTHPLACE AND DATE: Born August 26, 1932, in Abilene, Kansas. His mother, Mrs. [REDACTED] resides in Chapman, Kansas. b6 per NASA

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Blond hair; hazel eyes; height: 5 feet 11½ inches; weight: 155 pounds.

EDUCATION: Attended primary and secondary schools in Chapman, Kansas, and is a graduate of Dickinson County High School; received a Bachelor of Science degree in Aeronautical Engineering from the University of Kansas in 1955.

MARITAL STATUS: Married to the former Mary Catherine Lawrence of Mission Hills, Kansas; her parents are Mr. and Mrs. Ray E. Lawrence of Mission Hills.

CHILDREN: [REDACTED] b6 per NASA

RECREATIONAL INTERESTS: His hobbies include hunting, athletics, and flying.

ORGANIZATIONS: Member of the Society of Experimental Test Pilots and the Theta Tau Fraternity.

SPECIAL HONORS: As a result of accomplishments as pilot of the NASA-USAF X-15 Research Rocket Plane, he received the Air Force Astronaut Wings and Distinguished Flying Cross and was named the Air Force Association's Outstanding Young Officer in 1964. That same year he was also selected by the U. S. Junior Chamber of Commerce as one of the Ten Outstanding Young Men in America. He received the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics "Lawrence Sperry" Award in 1966 for experimental research in aerodynamics as test pilot of the X-15.

EXPERIENCE: Engle, an Air Force Lt Colonel, was an aerospace flight test pilot in the X-15 research program at Edwards Air Force Base, California, from June 1963 until his assignment to the Manned Spacecraft Center. Three of his sixteen flights in the X-15 exceeded an altitude of 50 miles (the designated altitude that qualifies a pilot for astronaut rating). Prior [guess: to] 4/[guess: 3] to that time, he was a test pilot in the Fighter Test Group at Edwards. /6 4- 81 --[illegible] He received his commission in the Air Force through the AFROTC Program at the University of Kansas and entered flying school in 1957. Upon DB-COOPER-51012 completion of flight training, he served with the 474th Fighter [guess: Day] [illegible] Squadron and the 309th Tactical Fighter Squadron at [guess: George AFB] [illegible] Base, California. He has been stationed in Spain, Italy, [illegible]