Editing Terry Hart

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{{Infobox astronaut
|name          = Terry Hart
|image         = Hart-tj.jpg
|caption       = Hart in 1978
|birth_name    = Terry Jonathan Hart
|birth_date    = {{birth date and age|1946|10|27}}
|birth_place   = [[Pittsburgh]], [[Pennsylvania]], U.S.
|death_date    = 
|death_place   = 
|education     = [[Lehigh University]] ([[Bachelor of Science|BS]])<br>[[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] ([[Master of Science|MS]])<br>[[Rutgers University–New Brunswick|Rutgers University, New Brunswick]] ([[Master of Science|MS]])
|type          = [[NASA astronaut]]
|rank          = [[Lieutenant colonel (United States)|Lieutenant Colonel]], [[United States Air Force|USAF]]
|time          = 6d 23h 40m
|selection     = [[NASA Astronaut Group 8|NASA Group 8 (1978)]]
|mission       = [[STS-41-C]]
|insignia      = [[File:STS-41-C patch.png|40px]]
|retirement    = June 15, 1984
}}
'''Terry Jonathan "T. J." Hart''' (born October 27, 1946) is an American [[Mechanical Engineering|mechanical]] and [[Electrical Engineering|electrical engineer]], a retired [[United States Air Force]] [[lieutenant colonel]] and [[Aviator|pilot]], and former [[NASA]] [[astronaut]]. Hart served as a mission specialist on the STS-41-C mission, where tasks included operation of the shuttle Remote Manipulator System (RMS) arm to deploy the Long Duration Exposure Facility (LDEF) and Solar Max satellite.

==Early life and education==
Hart was born on October 27, 1946, in [[Pittsburgh]], [[Pennsylvania]]. He graduated from [[Mt. Lebanon School District#Mt. Lebanon High School|Mt. Lebanon High School]] in [[Mt. 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 engineer]]ing from [[Rutgers University]] in 1978.<ref name="bionasa">{{cite web|url=https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/hart_terry.pdf |title=Terry J. Hart NASA Astronaut (Former) |publisher=NASA |date=January 2006 |access-date=December 30, 2022}}</ref>

He was awarded an honorary [[doctorate]] of engineering from Lehigh University in 1988.<ref name="lehigh">{{cite web|title=Distinguished NASA Astronaut Terry Hart '68 to Deliver Lehigh Commencement Address and Celebration Kickoff|url=https://www2.lehigh.edu/news/distinguished-nasa-astronaut-terry-hart-68-to-deliver-lehigh-commencement-address-and|publisher=Lehigh University|date=March 5, 2021|access-date=December 30, 2022}}</ref>

==Career==
===Military service===
Hart entered on active duty with the [[United States Air Force Reserve]] in June 1969. He completed [[Undergraduate Pilot Training]] at [[Moody Air Force Base]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|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]]. In 1973, he joined the [[New Jersey]] [[Air National Guard]] and continued flying with the Guard until 1985, retiring as lieutenant colonel in 1990.<ref name="bionasa"/>

He has logged 3,000 hours flying time, with 2,400 hours in [[jet aircraft|jet]]s.<ref name="bionasa"/>

===NASA===
Hart was selected as an astronaut candidate by [[NASA]] in January 1978. In August 1979, he completed a one-year training and evaluation period, making him eligible for flight assignment on future [[Space Shuttle]] crews. Hart was also member of the support crews for [[STS-1]], [[STS-2]], [[STS-3]], and [[STS-7]]. He was Ascent and Orbit [[Capsule communicator|CAPCOM]] with the Mission Control Team for those flights. He flew as a [[mission specialist]] on [[STS-41-C]] (April 6–13, 1984) and has logged a total of 168 hours in [[outer space|space]].<ref name="bionasa"/>

====STS-41-C ''Challenger''====
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[[Image:STS-41-C crew.jpg|thumb|Hart (2nd from left) with [[STS-41-C]] crewmates]]
STS-41-C ''[[Space Shuttle Challenger|Challenger]]'' was launched from [[Kennedy Space Center]] in [[Merritt Island, Florida]], on April 6, 1984. The crew included [[Robert Crippen]] (spacecraft commander), [[Dick Scobee]] (pilot), and fellow mission specialists, [[George D. Nelson]] and [[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]] (RMS). The mission also included flight testing of [[Manned Maneuvering Unit]]s (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]] in [[Edwards, California]], on April 13, 1984.<ref>{{cite web|title=STS-41C Challenger|url=http://www.spacefacts.de/mission/english/sts-41c.htm|publisher=Spacefacts.de|date=March 27, 2020|access-date=December 30, 2022}}</ref>

===Private sector===
From 1968 to 1978, Hart was employed as a member of the technical staff of [[Bell Labs]]. His principal duties included electrical and mechanical design responsibilities for a variety of electronic power equipment used in the Bell System. He has received two [[patent]]s.<ref>{{cite web|title=SSPI Hall of Fame: Terry Hart|url=https://www.sspi.org/cpages/hof-hart|publisher=Space & Satellite Professionals International|access-date=December 30, 2022}}</ref> He left Bell Labs in 1978 upon selection as a NASA Astronaut candidate.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bell Loss is a Gain for NASA|first=Louis |last=Alexander|date=April 8, 1984|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1984/04/08/nyregion/bell-loss-is-a-gain-for-nasa.html|work=New York Times|access-date=December 30, 2022}}</ref>

After leaving NASA, he was the director of engineering and operations for [[AT&T Corporation|AT&T]]'s satellite network. 

===Lehigh University===
Hart is currently a member of the engineering faculty at [[Lehigh University]] in [[Bethlehem, Pennsylvania]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Terry J. Hart, Professor of Practice|date=May 21, 2018 |url=https://engineering.lehigh.edu/faculty/terry-j-hart|publisher=Lehigh University|access-date=December 30, 2022}}</ref>

==Organizations==
He is a member of the [[Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers]], [[Tau Beta Pi]], [[Sigma Xi]], and [[Delta Upsilon]].<ref name="lehigh"/>

==Awards and citations==
Hart received the following awards and honors:<ref name="bionasa"/>
* [[National Defense Service Medal]]
* [[NASA Space Flight Medal]]
* Outstanding Officer of [[Undergraduate Pilot Training]] Class (1970)
* Rutgers Distinguished Alumnus Award<ref>{{cite web|title=Terry Jonathan Hart|url=https://alumni.rutgers.edu/awards-recognition/hall-of-distinguished-alumni/terry-jonathan-hart/|publisher=Rutgers University Alumni Association|date=1994|access-date=December 30, 2022}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
{{commons category|Terry J. Hart}}
*[http://www.spacefacts.de/bios/astronauts/english/hart_terry.htm Spacefacts Biography] at Spacefacts

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