Post-NASA Career
Joe Engle retired from the USAF on November 30, 1986. On December 1, subsequently promoted to the rank of Major General. In 1986 he was appointed to the Kansas Air National Guard and 1992, he was inducted into the Aerospace "Walk of Honor". On July 21, 2001, Engle was enshrined at Dayton, Ohio, in the National Aviation Hall of Fame class of 2001, along with USAF ace Robin Olds, Marine Corps ace Marion Carl, and Albert Ueltschi. In December, 2001, he was inducted into the Astronaut Hall of Fame in Florida.
He is currently an aerospace and sporting goods consultant, and continues an active flying career in high performance aircraft.
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