{"id":78690,"date":"2024-07-15T14:29:26","date_gmt":"2024-07-15T20:29:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/?p=78690"},"modified":"2024-07-15T14:31:59","modified_gmt":"2024-07-15T20:31:59","slug":"honoring-the-life-of-joe-engle-a-legendary-nasa-pilot-and-astronaut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/honoring-the-life-of-joe-engle-a-legendary-nasa-pilot-and-astronaut\/","title":{"rendered":"Honoring the life of Joe Engle: A Legendary NASA Pilot and Astronaut"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/JoeEngle-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-78691\" style=\"width:400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/JoeEngle-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/JoeEngle-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/JoeEngle-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/JoeEngle-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/JoeEngle.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For ninety-one years, Engle touched many lives, shaping the future for generations to come. 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