Joe Engle, who had the distinction of being the only astronaut to pilot an X-15 aircraft and a space shuttle, died in Houston on Wednesday, July 10. He was 91.

Joe Engle, the first NASA astronaut to fly the North American X-15 hypersonic rocket plane and the space shuttle, died Wednesday.

Joe Engle, who has died aged 91, was an American astronaut who was scheduled to land on the Moon in 1972 on the Apollo 17 mission. Widely regarded by his colleagues as one of the best pilots of ...

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Joe Acaba, NASA's new chief of the astronaut office, poses for a portrait in the Mission Control Center at Johnson Space Center in Houston in September 2020. (Image credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls) ...

Joe Engle, Trailblazer as Test Pilot and an Astronaut, Dies at 91 He was the first to touch the edge of space and later to go beyond it in two different aircraft, an X-15 and a shuttle.

Friends, family and former colleagues are mourning the death of retired astronaut Joe Engel, 91, who died in his Houston home on Wednesday, NASA announced.

Joe Engle, the only astronaut to pilot both an X-15 aircraft and a space shuttle, died in Houston on Wednesday, July 10. Engle was 91 years old.

Joe Engle, who has died aged 91, was an American astronaut who was scheduled to land on the Moon in 1972 on the Apollo 17 mission. Widely regarded by his colleagues as one of the best pilots of ...

Joe Acaba, a former educator who has flown three times to space including two long-duration stays on board the International Space Station, has been named the new chief of the Astronaut Office at ...

The career of Joe Engle included five visits to space, and operation of two different winged vehicles: the shuttle and the X-15.

Lee esta nota de prensa en español aquí. NASA has appointed veteran astronaut Joe Acaba as chief of the Astronaut Office at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. A decorated veteran of ...