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2 Persons on Mission STS-2

Joe Engle
aviator, space, X-15

Real/Birth Name:
Joe Henry Engle
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
26 August 1932
Age today:
88
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Virgo ♍ - the Virgin - people born August 22 through September 23
Birth Place:
Chapman, Kansas, USA

Brief Facts:

Test pilot and astronaut. X-15 flights 138, 143, and 153. ALT (Approach and Landing Tests).

Space Missions:

STS-2
Shuttle Columbia, launched November 12, 1981
Duration: 2d 6h.
STS-51-I
Shuttle Discovery, launched August 27, 1985
Duration: 7d 2h.
X-15
Multiple flights by a rocket-powered aircraft. Some qualified by the US Air Force for an Astronaut Medal, exceeding 50 miles altitude.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Aerospace Walk of Honor 1992.
International Air & Space Hall of Fame 2014.
International Space Hall of Fame 2014.
Kansas Aviation Hall of Fame 1992.
National Aviation Hall of Fame 2001.
U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame 2001.

Richard Truly
space

Real/Birth Name:
Richard Harrison Truly
Also Known As:
Richard H. Truly
Nickname(s):
Dick
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
12 November 1937
Age today:
83
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Scorpio ♏ - the Scorpion - people born October 24 through November 22
Birth Place:
Fayette, Mississippi, USA

Brief Facts:

The first astronaut to head NASA. Missions ALT (Approach and Landing Tests).

Space Missions:

STS-2
Shuttle Columbia, launched November 12, 1981
Duration: 2d 6h.
STS-8
Shuttle Challenger, launched August 30, 1983
Duration: 6d 1h.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Presidential Citizens Medal 1989.
U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame 2001.
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