Joseph Allen





Full Name: Joseph Percival "Joe" Allen IV
Birthdate: June 27, 1937 - Crawfordsville, Indiana
Education: Bachelor of Arts in mathematics and physics - DePauw University
Master of Science in physics - Yale University
Doctor of Phlosophy - Yale University
Selection: NASA Group 6 (1967)




STS-5 STS-51 A
Columbia Discovery
November 11-16, 1982 November 8-16, 1984








Prior to his selection as an astronaut, Joseph Allen was a research associate with the
Nuclear Physics Laboratory at the University of Washington.




Joseph Allen trains for EVA Joseph Allen during the STS-5 mission Dale Gardner (left) and Joseph Allen (right) conduct an EVA during
the STS-51 A mission



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