Background
Hart, Terry Jonathan was born on October 27, 1946 in Pittsburgh. Son of Jonathan Smith Hart and Lillian Dorothy Hart Pierson.
Hart, Terry Jonathan was born on October 27, 1946 in Pittsburgh. Son of Jonathan Smith Hart and Lillian Dorothy Hart Pierson.
Hart was born October 27, 1946, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Mountain. Lebanon High School in Mountain.
Lebanon, Pennsylvania, in 1964.
He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Lehigh University in 1968, a Master of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1969, and a Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Rutgers University in 1978.
He was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Engineering from Lehigh University in 1988.
Hart entered on active duty with the United States Air Force Reserve in June 1969. In 1973, he joined the New Jersey Air National Guard and continued flying with the Guard until 1985, retiring as Lieutenant Colonel in 1990. He has logged 3,000 hours flying time, with 2,400 hours in jets.
Mr.
Hart was selected as an astronaut candidate by National Aeronautics and Space Administration in January 1978. In August 1979, he completed a 1-year training and evaluation period, making him eligible for flight assignment on future Space Shuttle crews. He was Ascent and Orbit CAPCOM with the Mission Control Team for those flights.
He flew as a Mission Specialist on STS-41-C (April 6-April 13, 1984) and has logged a total of 168 hours in space.
STS-41-C Challenger STS-41-C Challenger was launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on April 6, 1984. The crew included Captain Robert Crippen (spacecraft commander), Mr.
F. R. (Dick) Scobee (pilot), and fellow Mission Specialist, Doctor George Doctorate. Nelson and Doctor James van Hoften. During this mission, the crew successfully deployed the Long Duration Exposure Facility (LDEF).
Retrieved the ailing Solar Maximum Satellite, repaired it on board Challenger, and replaced it in orbit using the robot arm called the Remote Manipulator System (Rated Maximum Sinusoidal).
The mission also included flight testing of Manned Maneuvering Units (MMUs) in two extravehicular activities (EVAs). Operation of the Cinema 360 and IMAX Camera Systems, as well as a Bee Hive Honeycomb Structures student experiment. Mission duration was 7 days before landing at Edwards Air Force Base, California, on April 13, 1984.
His principal duties included electrical and mechanical design responsibilities for a variety of electronic power equipment used in the Bell System.
He has received 2 patents. After leaving National Aeronautics and Space Administration, he was the Director of Engineering and Operations for American Telephone & Telegraph Company"s satellite network.
He is a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Xi, and Delta Upsilon. Hart was also member of the support crews for STS-1, STS-2, STS-3, and STS-7. From 1968 to 1978, Hart was employed as a member of the Technical Staff of Bell Telephone Laboratories.
He is currently a member of the Engineering faculty at Lehigh University.
Son of Jonathan Smith Hart and Lillian Dorothy (Zugates) Hart Pierson. M.Wendy Marie Eberhardt, December 20, 1975. Children: Amy, Lori.