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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