He touched the edge of space in one aircraft, an X-15, and ventured beyond it in another, a NASA shuttle. But the moon, to his disappointment, became out of reach. He touched the edge of space in one aircraft, an X-15, and ventured beyond it in another, a NASA shuttle. But the moon, to his disappointment, became out of reach. Engle, Joe H, Deaths (Obituaries), Space and Astronomy, Airlines and Airplanes, Pilots, United States Defense and Military Forces, Records and Achievements, Space Shuttles, National Aeronautics and Space Administration NYT > Science