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Joe Engle, X-15 rocket plane and space shuttle astronaut, dies at 91

Submit on Thursday, July 11th, 2024 20:11

Joe Engle, the first astronaut to fly in space on two different winged vehicles, has died at the age of 91. Engle’s first flights into space on the X-15 preceded his launching on the space shuttle.

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