Joe Engle, born August 26, 1932 in Chapman, Kansas, was chosen by NASA as an astronaut in 1966. He was the backup pilot for the Lunar Module Pilot for Apollo 14. He was originally scheduled as Lunar Module Pilot for Apollo 17 but NASA selected Harrison Schmitt instead.
His first mission into space was aboard Columbia (STS-2) as commander with pilot Richard Truly in November 1981. The mission was intended to reboot the Skylab space station but due to development delays and the Skylab's deteriorating orbit, Skylab was de-orbited in July 1979.
His second and final mission was as commander of Discovery (STS-51-I) in August-September 1985. He spent just over 7 days in space.
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