Biographies of U.S. Astronauts
AllenJoseph Percival IV "Joe"USA |
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Personal data
| Birthdate: | 27.06.1937 |
| Birthplace: | Crawfordsville, Indiana |
| Marital status: | married |
| Children: | two |
| Selection date: | 04.08.1967 |
| Selection group: | NASA-6 |
| Position: | MSP |
| Status: | Ret. 01.07.1985 |
Spaceflights
| No. | Mission | Position | Time | Duration |
| 1 | STS-5 Columbia | MS | 11.11. - 16.11.1982 | 5d 02h 14m |
| 2 | STS-51A Discovery | MS | 08.11. - 16.11.1984 | 7d 23h 44m |
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Additional information
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Bachelor of arts in math-physics from DePauw
University, 1959; master of science and
Ph.D. in physics from Yale University 1961 and 1965,
respectively; recreational interests: handball, squash, flying, sailing,
skiing, music, photography; he retired from
NASA on 01.07.1985 to become president of the
Industrial Space Facility; 1995 - 2004 president of Calspan SRL Corp. Inc.,
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