Joseph P. Allen

American physicist and astronaut

Joseph P. Allen - American physicist and astronaut
Born

June 27th, 1937
87 years ago

Category

Explorers & Adventurers

Country

United States

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An American physicist and astronaut participated in two spaceflights. Completed missions aboard the Skylab space station and the Space Shuttle. Contributed to the scientific community with significant research in the field of physics and space exploration.

Floated in space during Skylab 3 mission

Participated in STS-5 mission aboard Space Shuttle Columbia

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