NASA astronaut Joe Allen spoke at the Crawfordsville Kiwanis Club on Nov. 14. He is a native of Crawfordsville and a graduate of DePauw and Yale universities. He was a crew member on the first fully operational space shuttle flight, STS 5. He has spent a total of 13 days in space. His book, "Entering Space: An Astronaut’s Odyssey," is available at the Crawfordsville District Public Library. He is pictured with Club President, Jerry Dreyer.