1. Terry Hart served as a mission specialist on the STS-41-C mission, where tasks included operation of the shuttle Remote Manipulator System arm to deploy the Long Duration Exposure Facility and Solar Max satellite.
15 Facts About Terry Hart
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Terry Hart was born on October 27,1946, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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Terry Hart 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.
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Terry Hart was awarded an honorary doctorate of engineering from Lehigh University in 1988.
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Terry Hart entered on active duty with the United States Air Force Reserve in June 1969.
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Terry Hart completed Undergraduate Pilot Training at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, in December 1970, and from then until 1973, flew F-106 interceptors for the Air Defense Command at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, at Loring Air Force Base, Maine, and at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware.
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Terry Hart has logged 3,000 hours flying time, with 2,400 hours in jets.
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Terry Hart was selected as an astronaut candidate by NASA in January 1978.
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Terry Hart was member of the support crews for STS-1, STS-2, STS-3, and STS-7.
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Terry Hart was Ascent and Orbit CAPCOM with the Mission Control Team for those flights.
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Terry Hart flew as a mission specialist on STS-41-C and has logged a total of 168 hours in space.
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From 1968 to 1978, Terry Hart was employed as a member of the technical staff of Bell Labs.
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Terry Hart left Bell Labs in 1978 upon selection as a NASA Astronaut candidate.
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Terry Hart is currently a member of the engineering faculty at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
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Terry Hart is a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Xi, and Delta Upsilon.