Allen, Joseph P.

Joseph P. Allen
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Name	Allen, Joseph P. Gender: M
Birthname	Joseph Percival Allen IV
born on	27 June 1937 at 07:31 (= 07:31 AM )
Place	Crawfordsville, Indiana, 40n02, 86w52
Timezone	CST h6w (is standard time)
Data source	BC/BR in hand Rodden Rating AA Collector: Scholfield
Astrology data	05°27' 16°34 Asc. 13°22'

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Joseph P. Allen

Biography

American astronaut, selected by NASA in August 1967. A mission specialist, Allen worked on the first operational flight of the Shuttle Transportation System in 1982. On 8 November 1984, he was a crewmember on the Space Shuttle Discovery flight, which was noted as the first space salvage attempt in history.

The son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Allen, he graduated from Crawfordsville High School in Indiana before entering DePaul University in 1959 where he got his Bachelor of Arts degree in math-physics. In 1959-1960, Allen won the Fulbright Scholarship to Germany. He went on to earn his Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in physics at Yale in 1961 and 1965 respectively. Soon thereafter he began working as a staff physicist at the Nuclear Structure Laboratory at Yale, where he stayed through 1966. He then took a position as research associate in the Nuclear Physics Laboratory at the University of Washington.

After his selection by NASA, Allen completed his flight training and became Assistant Administrator for Legislative Affairs in 1975, a position he held until 1978. He next went to Johnson Space Center as a senior scientist astronaut. After many years of dedicated service and numerous awards including the Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal in 1973, Allen left NASA in 1985 to pursue employment in the private sector. He is currently CEO of Space Industries International, Inc., based in Washington, DC.

Allen and his wife, the former Bonnie Jo Darling, have one son and one daughter. His pastimes include squash, handball, sailing, skiing, music and photography.

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Events

• Social : Begin a program of study 1959 (DePaul University)

• Social : End a program of study 1961 (Yale Masters Degree)

• Social : End a program of study 1965 (Yale Doctorate degree)

• Work : Gain social status August 1967 (Selected for the NASA program)
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• Work : Prize 1973 (Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal)

• Work : New Career 1975 (Asst. Administrator for Legislative Affairs, three years)

• Work : Begin Major Project 1982 (Worked on the Shuttle Transportation System)

• Work : Begin Major Project 8 November 1984 (Crewmember of the Space Shuttle Discovery)
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• Work : Retired 1985 (Retired from NASA for private sector job)

Source Notes

Sy Scholfield provided birth certificate from Indiana Archives.

Previously this entry had 4:24 AM: Lynn Koiner quotes him by letter.

Categories

• Traits : Mind : Education extensive (Doctorate)

• Family : Parenting : Kids 1-3 (Two, one son and one daughter)

• Lifestyle : Social Life : Hobbies, games (Music and photography)

• Lifestyle : Social Life : Sports (Squash, handball, sailing and skiing)

• Vocation : Business : Top executive (CEO of Space Industries)

• Vocation : Science : Physics (Physicist)

• Vocation : Travel : Astronaut (NASA)