Joseph P. Allen

• Status: Retired
• In Space: No
• Date of Birth: 06/27/1937
• First Flight: 11/11/1982
• Last Flight: 11/08/1984

Launches

• Space Shuttle Columbia / OV-102 | STS-5
• Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-51-A

Joseph P. Allen, a American astronaut affiliated with the government agency National Aeronautics and Space Administration, embarked on 2 space flights and engaging in 2 spacewalks during his/her career as an astronaut.

Joseph Percival “Joe” Allen IV, Ph.D. is a former NASA astronaut. He logged more than 3,000 hours flying time in jet aircraft.

Allen is married to the former Bonnie Jo Darling of Elkhart, Indiana. Their children are David Christopher, born September 1968 and Elizabeth Darling, born May 1972.