Joe Engle, the last surviving member of the test pilots who skimmed the edge of space on the X-15 rocket plane in the 1960s and who later orbited the Earth on space shuttle missions, died July 10 ...

Astronaut, adventurer and aviator extraordinaire Joe Henry Engle, who passed away on July 10 at 91, earned renown in his career as one of only two X-15 pilots to reach space three times.

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Engle is recorded as the sixth person to fly a suborbital flight and 104th to enter orbit. Joe Engle, the first astronaut to fly in space aboard two different winged vehicles, has died at the age ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Kansas astronaut Major General Joe Engle (ret.) has died at the age of 91. According to NASA, Gen. Engle was born on Aug. 26, 1932, in Dickinson County, Kansas ...

Joe Engle’s Remarkable Career Bridged Gap Between Air and Space, Broke Records. Astronaut, X-15 test pilot and space shuttle pilot Joe Engle has died at home in Houston, Texas. He was 91.

Over his distinguished career, Engle flew over 185 different aircraft, including NASA space shuttles Joe Engle, who had the distinction of being the only astronaut to pilot an X-15 aircraft and a ...