NASA Astronaut Group 6
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NASA Astronaut Group 6 was a group of eleven astronauts announced by NASA on August 4, 1967, the second group of scientist-astronauts. Given the lack of post-Apollo program funding, with the Apollo Ap
Group 6 astronauts. Back row, L-R: Henize, England, Holmquest, Musgrave, Lenoir. Front row, L-R: Chapman, Parker, Thornton, Llewellyn. Flanking the group are Allen (left) and O'Leary (right)
Musgrave, anchored on the end of the Remote Manipulator System arm, prepares to be elevated to the top of the Hubble Space Telescope in 1993
Joseph Allen
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Joseph P. Allen
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Joseph Percival Allen IV is an American former NASA astronaut. He logged more than 3,000 hours flying time in jet aircraft.
NASA Astronaut Group 6
…chemist, a geophysicist, an electrical engineer, two physiologists and a physician/physicist. Group members The XS-11 Image Name Born Died Career ref Joseph P. Allen IV Crawfordsville, Indiana June 27, 1937 Allen received a Bachelor of Arts degree in mathematics and physics from DePauw University in 1959, and Master…
Allen training for planned STS-5 spacewalk
Allen (standing at right) with the crew of STS-51-A
Allen performing Earth observation on STS-5 in 1982