page_title: Joseph P. Allen
section_title: Special honors
hierarchical_section_title: Joseph P. Allen / Special honors
caption_attribution_description: English: Astronaut Joseph P. Allen IV, STS-5 mission specialist, lets a spot-meter float freely for a moment during a period devoted to out-the-window photographs of Earth from orbiting space shuttle Columbia. Dr. Allen is on the flight deck of the reusable space vehicle and positioned behind the pilot's station. Also onboard for NASA's first operational Space Transportation System (STS) flight are astronauts Vance D. Brand, commander; Robert F. Overmyer, pilot; and William B. Lenoir, mission specialist.
context_page_description: 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. They have two children.
context_section_description: Fulbright Scholarship (1959–1960)
  Outstanding Flying Award, Class 69-06, Vance Air Force Base (1969)
  Two NASA Group Achievement Awards (1971 and 1974) in recognition of contributions to the Apollo 15 Lunar Traverse Planning Team and for subsequent work on the Outlook for Space Study Team
  Yale Science and Engineering Association Award for Advancement of Basic and Applied Science (1972)
  DePauw University Distinguished Alumnus Award (1972)
  NASA Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal (1973)
  NASA Exceptional Service Medal (1978)
  NASA Superior Performance Award (1975 and 1981)
  Honorary Doctor of Science from DePauw University (1983)
  Komarov Diploma from the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale
  Allen was one of three shuttle astronaut inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame in 2005.
caption: Joseph Allen performing Earth observation on STS-5
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