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Poster announcing a public welcoming ceremony for astronaut Joe Engle and his wife Mary on the South Lawn of the State Capitol in Topeka on December 3, 1981. Joe H. Engle (1932- ) was born and raised in Chapman, Kansas. He was the commander for the Space Shuttle Columbia's second orbital test flight on November 12, 1981, during which he became the first and only pilot to manually fly the Shuttle through reentry and landing. He retired from NASA and the Air Force in November of 1986, having logged more than 14,700 flight hours, including over 244 hours in space, and having flown over 185 different types of aircraft. Joe Engle was married to Mary Catherine Lawrence of Mission Hills, Kansas.
Date: 1981
Item Number: 320234
Call Number: 2015.11.2
KSHS Identifier: 2015.11.2
Built Environment - Building name - Kansas Capitol
Collections - Museum
Community Life - Events and Celebrations
Date - 1980s - 1981
Government and Politics - Federal Government - Federal agencies and programs - Agencies - National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Advertising Medium - Poster
People - Notable Kansans - Engle, Joe Henry
Places - Cities and towns - Chapman
Places - Cities and towns - Topeka
Places - Counties - Dickinson
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Type of Material - Objects and Artifacts
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