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NASA Astronaut Biographies- H
NAME: L. Blaine Hammond, Jr. (Lieutenant Colonel, USAF)
NASA Astronaut
BIRTHPLACE AND DATE: Born January 16, 1952, in Savannah, Georgia, but
considers St. Louis, Missouri, as his hometown. His parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Lloyd B. Hammond, Sr., reside in Stuart, Florida.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Brown hair; blue eyes; height: 6 feet 2 inches; weight:
190 pounds.
EDUCATION: Graduated from Kirkwood High School, Kirkwood, Missouri, in 1969;
received a bachelor of science degree in Engineering Science and Mechanics from
the U.S. Air Force Academy in 1973, and a master of science degree in
Engineering Science and Mechanics from Georgia Institute of Technology in 1974.
MARITAL STATUS: Married to the former Lela Ann Walton of Houston, Texas.
CHILDREN: Son, Michael Blaine, June 20, 1987. Stepdaughter, Vanessa Ann,
January 21, 1980.
RECREATIONAL INTERESTS: He enjoys tennis, golf, racquetball, snow skiing,
sailing, and scuba diving.
ORGANIZATIONS: Member of the Air Force Academy Association of Graduates, Air
Force Association, and the Order of Daedalians.
SPECIAL HONORS: Distinguished Graduate USAF Academy, Commander's Trophy, and
Flying Training Award in Undergraduate Pilot Training.
EXPERIENCE: Hammond received his pilot wings at Reese Air Force Base, Texas,
in 1975. He was assigned to the 496th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Hahn Air
Base, Germany, flying the F-4E. In 1979-1980, he flew the F-5B/E/F at Williams
Air Force Base, Arizona, training foreign students. He attended the Empire
Test Pilot School (ETPS) at A&AEE Boscombe Down, United Kingdom, in 1981.
Hammond returned to Edwards Air Force Base, California, in 1982, where he
managed several projects in the 6512 Test Squadron until being assigned as an
instructor at the USAF Test Pilot School. As a test pilot school instructor,
he flew the F-4/A-7/A-37 and was the High Angle of Attack program monitor,
teaching stall/spin theory and flight training.
He has logged over 3,400 hours in 15 American and 10 RAF aircraft.
NASA EXPERIENCE: Selected by NASA in May 1984, Hammond became an astronaut in
June 1985, qualified for assignment as a pilot on future Space Shuttle flight
crews. His technical assignments include having served as the back-up Ascent
and prime Entry CAPCOM for STS-26. In that capacity he was directly involved
in the decision-making process of flight rules, procedures, techniques, and
launch commit criteria. He is presently assigned to Astronaut Support
Personnel (ASP). As an ASP or "Cape Crusader," he is responsible for
monitoring the status of OV-104 (Atlantis) as it undergoes maintenance
preparations to ready it for its next flight, and is part of a team which sets
up the correct cockpit configuration just prior to launch, and then
reconfigures the cockpit immediately after landing.
CURRENT ASSIGNMENT: Lt. Col. Hammond is assigned as pilot on the seven man
crew of STS-39. This eight day, unclassified Department of Defense mission, is
scheduled for launch in early 1991.
DECEMBER 1990
NAME: Gregory J. Harbaugh (Mr.)
NASA Astronaut
BIRTHPLACE AND DATE: Born April 15, 1956, in Cleveland, Ohio, but
Willoughby, Ohio, is his hometown. His mother, Mrs. Alice Harbaugh,
resides in Miami, Florida. His father, Mr. Thomas Harbaugh, is
deceased.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Brown hair; brown eyes; height: 5 feet 11
inches; weight: 165 pounds.
EDUCATION: Graduated from Willoughby South High School in 1974;
received a bachelor of science degree in Aeronautical and
Astronautical Engineering from Purdue University in 1978, and a master
of science degree in Physical Science from University of Houston-Clear
Lake in 1986.
MARITAL STATUS: Married to the former Carol Ann Saunders of St.
Louis, Missouri. Her parents, Mr. & Mrs. Warren Saunders, reside in
Houston, Texas.
CHILDREN: Kelly Allison, February 4, 1988; Dana Claire, June 11,
1990.
RECREATIONAL INTERESTS: He enjoys flying, gardening, basketball,
running and snow skiing.
ORGANIZATIONS: Member, Sigma Chi Fraternity, Omicron Delta Kappa,
Sigma Gamma Tau.
SPECIAL HONORS: Recipient of several NASA Achievement Awards.
NASA EXPERIENCE: Harbaugh came to NASA's Johnson Space Flight Center
upon graduation from Purdue. Since 1978 he has held engineering and
technical management positions in various areas of Space Shuttle
flight operations. Harbaugh supported real-time Shuttle flight
operations from Mission Control for most of the flights from STS-1
through STS-51L. He served as Lead DPS Officer for STS-9 (Spacelab-1)
and STS-41D, Orbit DPS for STS-41B and STS-41C, and Ascent/Entry DPS
for STS-41G. He also served as Shuttle Planning and Analysis (SPAN)
Manager for several of the flights from STS-51A through STS-51L. In
this capacity he acted as the senior flight controller interface with
the engineering community in addressing issues requiring real-time
resolution.
He also has a commercial pilot's license (with instrument rating), and
approximately 1,000 hours total flying time.
Selected by NASA in June 1987, Harbaugh became an astronaut in August
1988, qualified for assignment as a mission specialist on future Space
Shuttle flight crews. His technical assignments to date have included
work in the Shuttle Avionics Integration Laboratory (SAIL), and as
astronaut office point of contact for the Remote Manipulator System
(RMS). He has completed the training required to make him a qualified
RMS operator and Extravehicular activity (EVA) crewman, and is
presently involved in telerobotics systems development for Space
Station Freedom.
CURRENT ASSIGNMENT: Mr. Harbaugh is in training as a mission
specialist (MS-1) on the seven man crew of STS-39. This eight day,
unclassified Department of Defense mission, is scheduled for launch
early in 1991. Mr. Harbaugh will be responsible for operation of the
RMS and the Infrared Background Signature Survey (IBSS) spacecraft
during his shift, and he will be one of two EVA crewmen in the event
of a contingency requiring a spacewalk.
NOVEMBER 1990
NAME: Henry W. Hartsfield, Jr. (Mr.)
NASA Astronaut
BIRTHPLACE AND DATE: Born in Birmingham, Alabama, on November 21, 1933. His
mother, Mrs. Norma Hartsfield, resides in Birmingham, Alabama.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Silver hair; hazel eyes; height: 5 feet 10 inches;
weight: 165 pounds.
EDUCATION: Graduated from West End High School, Birmingham, Alabama; received
a bachelor of science degree in Physics at Auburn University in 1954; performed
graduate work in Physics at Duke University and in Astronautics at the Air
Force Institute of Technology; and awarded a master of science degree in
Engineering Science from the University of Tennessee in 1971.
MARITAL STATUS: Married to the former Judy Frances Massey of Princeton, North
Carolina. Her mother, Mrs. Marguerite Hales, resides in Goldsboro, North
Carolina.
CHILDREN: Two daughters: Judy Lynn, May 29, 1958; Keely Warren, May 14, 1959.
SPECIAL HONORS: Awarded the Air Force Meritorious Service Medal; the General
Thomas D. White Space Trophy for 1973 (1974). Inducted into Alabama Aviation
Hall of Fame (1983). Distinguished Civilian Service Award (DOD) (1982). NASA
Distinguished Service Medals (1982,1988). NASA Space Flight Medals (1982,
1984, 1985). NASA Exceptional Service Medal (1988). Honorary Doctor of
Science degree from Auburn University (1986).
EXPERIENCE: Hartsfield received his commission through the Reserve Officer
Training Program (ROTC) at Auburn University. He entered the Air Force in
1955, and his assignments have included a tour with the 53rd Tactical Fighter
Squadron in Bitburg, Germany. He is also a graduate of the USAF Test Pilot
School at Edwards Air Force Base, California, and was an instructor there prior
to his assignment in 1966 to the USAF Manned Orbiting Laboratory (MOL) Program
as an astronaut. After cancellation of the MOL Program in June 1969, he was
reassigned to NASA.
He has logged over 7,300 hours flying time -- of which over 6,150 hours are in
the following jet aircraft: F-86, F-100, F-104, F-105, F-106, T-33, and T-38.
NASA EXPERIENCE: Hartsfield became a NASA astronaut in September 1969. He was
a member of the astronaut support crew for Apollo 16 and served as a member of
the astronaut support crew for the Skylab 2, 3, and 4 missions.
Hartsfield retired in August 1977 from the United States Air Force with more
than 22 years of active service but continues his assignment as a NASA
astronaut in a civilian capacity. He was a member of the orbital flight test
missions group of the astronaut office and was responsible for supporting the
development of the Space Shuttle entry flight control system and its associated
interfaces.
Hartsfield served as backup pilot for STS-2 and STS-3, Columbia's second and
third orbital flight tests. A three flight veteran, Hartsfield served as pilot
on STS-4 in 1982, and was spacecraft commander on STS-41D in 1984, and STS-61A
in 1985.
Hartsfield was pilot for STS-4, the fourth and final orbital test flight of the
Shuttle Columbia, which launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on 27 June
1982. He was accompanied by Thomas K. Mattingly (spacecraft commander) on this
7-day mission designed to further verify ascent and entry phases of shuttle
missions; perform continued studies of the effects of long-term thermal
extremes on the Orbiter subsystems; and conduct a survey of Orbiter-induced
contamination on the orbiter payload bay. Additionally, the crew operated
several scientific experiments located in the Orbiter's cabin as well as in the
payload bay. These experiments included the Continuous Flow Electrophoresis
System (CFES), designed to investigate the separation of biological materials
in a fluid according to their surface electrical charge. The crew is also
credited with effecting an in-flight repair which enabled them to activate the
first operational "Getaway Special" -- comprised of nine experiments that
range from algae and duckweed growth in space to fruit fly and brine shrimp
genetic studies. STS-4 completed 112 orbits of the earth before landing on a
concrete runway at Edwards Air Force Base, California, on July 4th.
Hartsfield was next spacecraft commander of STS 41-D which launched from
Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on August 30, 1984. The crew included Mike
Coats (pilot), three mission specialists, Judy Resnik, Steve Hawley and Mike
Mullane (mission specialists), and Charlie Walker (payload specialist). This
was the maiden flight of the orbiter Discovery. During this 6-day mission the
crew successfully activated the OAST-1 solar cell wing experiment, deployed
three satellites, SBS-D, SYNCOM IV-2, and TELSTAR 3-C, operated the CFES-III
experiment, the student crystal growth experiment, and photography experiments
using the IMAX motion picture camera. The crew earned the name "Icebusters"
when Hartsfield successfully removed a hazardous ice buildup from the Orbiter
using the Remote Manipulator System. STS 41-D completed 96 orbits of the earth
before landing at Edwards Air Force Base, California, on September 5, 1984.
On his third flight, Hartsfield was spacecraft commander of STS 61-A, the West
German D-1 Spacelab mission which launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida,
on October 30, 1985. His crew included Steve Nagel (pilot), Jim Buchli, Guy
Bluford and Bonnie Dunbar (mission specialists), and Reinhard Furrer, Ernst
Messerschmid, and Wubbo Ockels (payload specialists). This 7-day mission was
the first with 8 crew members, and the first Spacelab science mission planned
and controlled by a foreign customer. More than 75 scientific experiments were
completed in the areas of physiological sciences, materials processing,
biology, and navigation. After completing 111 orbits of the earth, STS 61-A
landed at Edwards Air Force Base, California, on November 6, 1985.
With the completion of this flight, Hartsfield has logged 483 hours in space.
More recently, Hartsfield served as Deputy Director for Flight Crew Operations
supervising the activities of the Astronaut Office and the Aircraft Operations
Division at the Johnson Space Center.
CURRENT ASSIGNMENT: Mr. Hartsfield is currently on temporary duty in the
Office of Space Flight, NASA Headquarters, Washington D.C. He serves as
Director of the Technical Integration and Analysis Division, and reports
directly to the Associate Administrator for Space Flight. In this assignment
he is responsible for facilitating the integration of the Space Station and its
unique requirements into the Space Transportation System. His office
coordinates the exchange of information between the two programs and serves as
a forum for resolving technical and programmatic issues.
MAY 1990
NAME: Frederick (Rick) Hauck (pronounced HOWK) (Captain, USN)
NASA Astronaut
BIRTHPLACE AND DATE: Born April 11, 1941, in Long Beach, California, but
considers Winchester, Massachusetts, and Washington, D.C., to be his
hometowns. His parents were the late Captain and Mrs. Philip F. Hauck.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Blond hair; blue eyes; height: 5 feet 9 inches; weight:
175 pounds.
EDUCATION: Graduated from St. Albans High School in Washington, D.C. in 1958;
received a bachelor of science degree in Physics from Tufts University in 1962
and a master of science degree in Nuclear Engineering from Massachusetts
Institute of Technology in 1966.
MARITAL STATUS: Married to the former Dolly Bowman of Washington, D.C.
CHILDREN: Ms. Whitney Hauck Wood; Ens. Stephen Cristopher Hauck, USN.
RECREATIONAL INTERESTS: During his spare time, he enjoys skiing,
sailing, squash, and working on his 1958 Corvette.
ORGANIZATIONS: Associate fellow, the American Institute of Aeronautics and
Astronautics, and the Society of Experimental Test Pilots.
SPECIAL HONORS: The Defense Distinguished Service Medal; the Distinguished
Flying Cross; the Air Medal (9); the Navy Commendation Medal with Gold Star and
Combat V; the NASA Distinguished Service Medal; the NASA Medal for Outstanding
Leadership; the NASA Space Flight Medal (2); the Presidential Cost Saving
Commendation; the AIAA Haley Space Flight Award; Lloyd's of London Silver Medal
for Meritorious Service; the American Astronautical Society Flight Achievement
Award; the Federation Aeronautique Internationale (FAI) Yuri Gagarin Gold
Medal; the FAI Komarov Diploma (2); the Tufts University Presidential Medal;
and the Delta Upsilon Distinguished Alumnus Award. He was named the Navy's
Outstanding Test Pilot for 1972.
EXPERIENCE: Hauck, a Navy ROTC student at Tufts University, was commissioned
upon graduation in 1962 and reported to the USS WARRINGTON (DD-843) where he
served 20 months as communications officer and CIC officer. In 1964, he
attended the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California, for studies
in math and physics and, for a brief time in 1965, studied Russian at the
Defense Language Institute in Monterey. Selected for the Navy's Advanced
Science Program, he received his master's degree in Nuclear Engineering from
MIT the next year.
He commenced flight training at the Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Florida, in
1966, and upon receiving his wings in 1968, he reported to the Naval Air
Station at Oceana, Virginia, for replacement pilot training in the A-6. As a
pilot with YA-35 he deployed to the Western Pacific with Air Wing 15 aboard USS
CORAL SEA (CVA-43), flying 114 combat and combat support missions.
In August 1970 Hauck returned to the east coast A-6 replacement training
squadron, VA-42, as a visual weapons delivery instructor. Selected for test
pilot training, he reported to the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School at Patuxent
River, Maryland, in 1971. A 3-year tour in the Naval Air Test Center's Carrier
Suitability Branch of the Flight Test Division followed. During this tour,
Hauck served as a project test pilot for automatic carrier landing systems in
the A-6, A-7, F-4, and F-14 aircraft and was team leader for the Navy Board of
Inspection and Survey aircraft carrier trials of the F-14. In 1974, he
reported as operations officer to Commander Carrier Air Wing 14 aboard USS
ENTERPRISE (CV(N)-65). During this tour, he flew the A-6, A-7, and F-14 during
both day and night carrier operations. He reported to Attack Squadron 145 as
executive officer in February 1977, following a brief tour in VA-128.
Hauck has logged over 5,500 hours flying time.
NASA EXPERIENCE: Hauck was selected as an astronaut candidate by NASA in
January 1978. In August 1979, he completed a 1-year training and evaluation
period qualifying him for assignment as a pilot on future Space Shuttle flight
crews. He was a member of the support crew for STS-1, the first Shuttle Orbiter
mission, and was the reentry capsule communicator (CAPCOM) on the support crew
for STS-2. Subsequently he was a project test pilot for development of flight
techniques and landing aids in preparation for the first orbiter night landing.
Hauck was pilot for STS-7, which launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida,
on June 18, 1983. The crew included Bob Crippen (spacecraft commander), and
three mission specialists, John Fabian, Sally Ride, and Norman Thagard. This
was the second flight for the Orbiter Challenger and the first mission with a
5-person crew. During the mission, the STS-7 crew deployed satellites for
Canada (ANIK C-2) and Indonesia (PALAPA B-1); operated the Canadian-built
Remote Manipulator System (RMS) to perform the first deployment and retrieval
exercise with the Shuttle Pallet Satellite (SPAS-01); conducted the first
formation flying of the orbiter with a free-flying satellite (SPAS-01); carried
and operated the first U.S./German cooperative materials science payload (OSTA-
2); operated the Continuous Flow Electrophoresis System (CFES) and the
Monodisperse Latex Reactor (MLR) experiments, and activated seven Getaway
Specials. Mission duration was 147 hours before landing on a lakebed runway at
Edwards Air Force Base, California, on June 24, 1983.
Hauck was next spacecraft commander of STS 51-A which launched from Kennedy
Space Center, Florida, on November 8, 1984. His crew included Dave Walker
(pilot), and three mission specialists, Joe Allen, Anna Fisher, and Dale
Gardner. This was the second flight of the Orbiter Discovery. During the
mission the crew deployed two satellites, Telesat Canada's Anik D-2 and Hughes'
LEASAT-1 (Syncom IV-1), and operated the 3M Company's Diffusive Mixing of
Organic Solutions (DMOS) experiment. In the first space salvage mission in
history the crew also retrieved for return to earth the Palapa B-2 and Western
VI satellites. STS 51-A completed 127 orbits of the Earth before landing at
Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on November 16, 1984.
In March 1985 Captain Hauck became the Astronaut Office Project Officer for the
integration of the liquid fueled Centaur upper stage into the Space
Transportation System. In May 1985 he was named Commander of the Ulysses solar
probe mission (sponsored by the European Space Agency). After the Challenger
accident this mission was postponed, and the Shuttle Centaur project was
terminated. In August 1986 Captain Hauck was appointed NASA Associate
Administrator for External Relations, Washington D.C. He resumed his astronaut
duties at the Johnson Space Center in early February 1987.
Hauck was the spacecraft commander on STS-26, the first flight to be flown
since the Challenger accident. The Orbiter Discovery was launched from the
Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on September 29, 1988. The crew on board the
Discovery included the pilot, Dick Covey, and three mission specialists, Dave
Hilmers, Mike Lounge, and Pinky Nelson. During the 4-day mission, the crew
successfully deployed a Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS-C), which was
subsequently carried to orbit by the Inertial Upper Stage (IUS) rocket. They
also operated eleven mid-deck experiments. Discovery completed 64 orbits of
the earth before landing at Edwards Air Force Base, California, on October 3,
1988. Mission duration was 97 hours. With the completion of his third space
flight, Hauck has logged a total of 436 hours in space.
Captain Hauck left NASA in March 1989. He is currently Director, Navy Space
Systems (OP-943), Department of the Navy.
NOVEMBER, 1989
NAME: Terence T. Henricks (Lieutenant Colonel, USAF)(Colonel Select)
NASA Astronaut
BIRTHPLACE AND DATE: Born July 5, 1952, in Bryan, Ohio, but considers
Woodville, Ohio, to be his hometown. His father, Mr. Terry W. Henricks,
resides near Montpelier, Ohio. His mother, Mrs. Martha B. Reising, resides
near Oak Harbor, Ohio.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Brown hair; blue eyes; height: 5 feet 10 1/2 inches;
weight: 160 pounds.
EDUCATION: Graduated from Woodmore High School in Elmore, Ohio, in 1970;
received a bachelor of science degree in Civil Engineering from the U.S. Air
Force Academy in 1974, and a masters degree in Public Administration from
Golden Gate University in 1982.
MARITAL STATUS: Separated.
CHILDREN: Katherine Ann, November 24, 1982; Terence Thomas, Jr., January 19,
1984; Heather Kimberly, February 4, 1988.
RECREATIONAL INTERESTS: He enjoys running, and windsurfing.
SPECIAL HONORS: Recipient of two Air Force Association, the U.S. Air Force
Academy Association of Graduates, and the Red River Rats Fighter Pilots
Association. Associate member of the Society of Experimental Test Pilots.
SPECIAL HONORS: Recipient of two Air Force Meritorious Service Medals and, two
Air Force Commendation Medals. Named Pilot Training Distinguished Graduate.
Recipient of the F-4 Fighter Weapons School Outstanding Flying Award. Named
F-16 Conversion Course Top Gun.
EXPERIENCE: After graduation from the Air Force Academy, Henricks completed
undergraduate pilot training at Craig Air Force Base in Selma, Alabama, and F-4
conversion training at Homestead Air Force Base in Miami, Florida. He then
flew the F-4 fighter squadrons in England and Iceland. In 1980, he was
reassigned to Nellis Air Force Base, Las Vegas, Nevada. After attending the
USAF Test Pilot School in 1983, he remained at Edwards Air Force Base,
California, as an F-16C Test pilot and Chief of the 57th Fighter Weapons Wing
Operating Location until his NASA selection. He has 747 parachute jumps and a
Master Parachutist rating.
He has flown 30 different types of aircraft, has logged over 3,200 hours flying
time in jet fighter aircraft, and holds an FAA commercial pilot rating.
NASA EXPERIENCE: Selected by NASA in June 1985, Henricks became an astronaut
in July 1986. From January 1986 until August 1987 his duties included
reevaluating Shuttle landing sites worldwide. He served as Assistant Manager
for Engineering Integration, Shuttle Program Office the following two years.
His next assignment was as the Lead Astronaut in the Shuttle Avionics
Integration Laboratory (SAIL) where Shuttle mission segments are simulated to
verify flight software for each mission.
CURRENT ASSIGNMENT: Lt. Col. Henricks is assigned as the pilot on the crew of
STS-44, a Department of Defense mission scheduled to launch in March 1991,
aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis.
MAY 1990
NAME: Richard J. Hieb (Mr.)
NASA Astronaut
BIRTHPLACE AND DATE: Born September 21, 1955, in Jamestown, North Dakota. His
parents, Mr. & Mrs. Fred Hieb, reside in Jamestown, North Dakota.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Brown hair; hazel eyes; height: 6 feet 3 inches; weight:
180 pounds.
EDUCATION: Graduated from Jamestown High School, Jamestown, North Dakota, in
1973; received a bachelor of arts degree in Math and Physics from Northwest
Nazarene College in 1977, and a master of science degree in Aerospace
Engineering from the University of Colorado in 1979.
MARITAL STATUS: Married to the former Jeannie Hendricks of Norfolk, Virginia.
Her parents, Mr. & Mrs. John R. Hendricks, reside in Norfolk, Virginia.
CHILDREN: Lindsey Michelle, June 18, 1986; Jonathan Michael, July 21, 1989.
RECREATIONAL INTERESTS: He enjoys sailing, all sports, computers.
SPECIAL HONORS: National Merit Scholar.
NASA EXPERIENCE: After graduating from the University of Colorado in 1979, Mr.
Hieb came directly to NASA to work in crew procedures development and crew
activity planning. He worked in the Mission Control Center on the ascent team
for STS-1, and during rendezvous phases on numerous subsequent flights. He has
an extensive background in on-orbit procedures development, particularly in
rendezvous and proximity operations.
Selected by NASA in June 1985, Mr. Hieb became an astronaut in July 1986,
qualified for assignment as a mission specialist on future Space Shuttle flight
crews. Since then he has held a variety of technical assignments including
flight software testing in the Shuttle Avionics Integration Laboratory (SAIL),
launch support activities at Kennedy Space Center, and has served in both the
Mission Development Branch and in the Operations Development Branch of the
Astronaut Office.
CURRENT ASSIGNMENT: Mr. Hieb is assigned as a mission specialist on the crew
of STS-39, a Department of Defense mission scheduled for launch in early 1991.
He is also assigned to the crew of STS-49, also an eight day mission, scheduled
for launch in early 1992 aboard the new Space Shuttle Endeavour.
JANUARY 1991
NAME: David C. Hilmers (Lieutenant Colonel, USMC)
NASA Astronaut
BIRTHPLACE AND DATE: Born January 28, 1950, in Clinton, Iowa, but considers
DeWitt, Iowa, to be his hometown. His father, Paul C. Hilmers, lives in
Clinton, Iowa, and his mother, Matilda Hilmers, lives in DeWitt, Iowa.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Brown hair; brown eyes; height: 5 feet 11-1/2 inches;
weight: 165 pounds.
EDUCATION: Graduated from Central Community High School in DeWitt, Iowa, in
1968; received a bachelor of arts degree in Mathematics (Summa Cum Laude) from
Cornell College in 1972, a master of science degree in Electrical Engineering
(with distinction) in 1977, and the degree of Electrical Engineer from the U.S.
Naval Postgraduate School in 1978.
MARITAL STATUS: Married to the former Lynn Beneke of Vinton, Iowa. Her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Leland Beneke, reside in Vinton, Iowa.
CHILDREN: Matthew D., September 28, 1976; and Daniel J., August 10, 1979.
RECREATIONAL INTERESTS: He enjoys playing the piano, gardening, electronics,
spending time with his family, and all types of sports.
ORGANIZATIONS: Phi Beta Kappa, and Eta Kappa Nu.
SPECIAL HONORS: Named Outstanding Scholar-Athlete, Midwest Conference (1971);
graduated Summa Cum Laude from Cornell College (1972); awarded an NCAA
Post-Graduate Fellowship (1972); named to Phi Beta Kappa and named Outstanding
Athlete, Cornell College (1972). Recipient of two NASA Exceptional Service
Medals, and two NASA Space Flight Medals. Awarded the Defense Distinguished
Service Medal and the Defense Superior Service Medal.
EXPERIENCE: Hilmers entered on active duty with the United States Marine Corps
in July 1972. On completing Marine Corps Basic School and Naval Flight School,
he was assigned to VMA(AW)-121 at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North
Carolina, flying the A-6 Intruder as a bombadier-navigator. In 1975, he became
an air liaison officer with the 1st Battalion, 2d Marines, stationed with the
6th Fleet in the Mediterranean. He graduated from the U.S. Naval Postgraduate
School in 1978 and was later assigned to the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing in
Iwakuni, Japan. He was stationed with the 3d Marine Aircraft Wing in El Toro,
California, at the time of his selection by NASA.
NASA EXPERIENCE: Hilmers was selected a NASA astronaut in July 1980 and
completed the initial training period in August 1981. In 1983 he was selected
as a member of the "launch ready standby crew." His early NASA assignments
have included work on upper stages such as PAM, IUS, and Centaur, as well as
Shuttle software verification at the Shuttle Avionics Integration Laboratory
(SAIL). In addition, he was the astronaut office training coordinator, worked
on various Department of Defense payloads, and also served as a capsule
communicator (CAPCOM) at Mission Control for STS 41-D, 41-G, 51-A, 51-C, and
51-D, and worked Space Station issues for the Astronaut Office. He has flown
three times, on STS-51J, STS-26 and, recently, on STS-36.
In February 1985 he was named to STS-51J, a classified Department of Defense
mission, which launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on October 3,
1985. This was the maiden voyage of the Atlantis, the final Orbiter in the
Shuttle fleet. As a mission specialist on this flight, he had prime
responsibility for a number of on-orbit activities during the mission. After
98 hours of orbital operations, Atlantis landed at Edwards Air Force Base,
California, on October 7, 1985.
In May 1985 he was named to the crew of STS-61F which was to deploy the Ulysses
spacecraft on an interplanetary trajectory using a Centaur upper stage. This
mission was to have flown in May 1986, but the Shuttle Centaur project was
terminated in July 1986, and Hilmers then worked in the areas of ascent abort
development, payload safety, and shuttle on-board software. During 1987 he was
involved in training for STS-26 and in flight software development.
Hilmers next flew as a mission specialist on STS-26, the first flight to be
flown after the Challenger accident. The Orbiter Discovery was launched from
the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on September 29, 1988. During the four day
mission, the crew successfully deployed the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite
(TDRS-C), which was subsequently carried to orbit by the Inertial Upper Stage
(IUS) rocket. They also operated eleven mid-deck experiments. Discovery
completed 64 orbits of the earth before landing at Edwards Air Force Base,
California, on October 3, 1988. Mission duration was 97 hours.
More recently, Hilmers was a mission specialist on the crew of STS-36 which
launched from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on February 28, 1990, aboard
the Space Shuttle Atlantis. This mission carried Department of Defense
payloads and a number of secondary payloads. After 72 orbits of the earth, the
STS-36 mission concluded with a lakebed landing at Edwards Air Force Base,
California, on March 4, 1990, after traveling 1.87 million miles. Mission
duration was 106 hours.
With the completion of his third space flight, Hilmers has logged a total of
301 hours in space.
CURRENT ASSIGNMENT: Hilmers is currently assigned as Head of the Mission
Development Branch within the Astronaut Office.
MARCH 1990
NAME: Jeffrey A. Hoffman (Ph.D.)
NASA Astronaut
BIRTHPLACE AND DATE: Born November 2, 1944, in Brooklyn, New York, but
considers Scarsdale, New York, to be his hometown. His parents, Dr. and Mrs.
Burton P. Hoffman, are residents of Scarsdale.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Brown hair; brown eyes; height: 6 feet 2 inches; weight:
165 pounds.
EDUCATION: Graduated from Scarsdale High School, Scarsdale, New York, in 1962;
received a bachelor of arts degree in Astronomy (graduated Summa Cum Laude)
from Amherst College in 1966, a doctor of philosophy in Astrophysics from
Harvard University in 1971, and a masters degree in Materials Science from Rice
University in 1988.
MARITAL STATUS: Married to the former Barbara Catherine Attridge of Greenwich,
London, England. Her father, Mr. Frederick J. C. Attridge, resides in
Kidbrooke, London, England.
CHILDREN: Samuel L., May 3, 1975; Orin P.F., April 30, 1979.
RECREATIONAL INTERESTS: He enjoys skiing, mountaineering, hiking, bicycling,
swimming, sailing, and music.
ORGANIZATIONS: Member of the International Astronomical Union; the American
Astronomical Society; Phi Beta Kappa; and Sigma Xi.
SPECIAL HONORS: Awarded the Amherst College's 1963 Porter Prize in Astronomy,
1964 Second Walker Prize in Mathematics, 1965 John Summer Runnells Scholarship
Prize, and 1966 Stanley V. and Charles B. Travis Prize and Woods Prize for
Scholarship. Elected to Phi Beta Kappa in 1965 and Sigma Xi in 1966. Also
received a Woodrow Wilson Foundation Pre-Doctoral Fellowship, 1966-67; a
National Science Foundation Pre-Doctoral Fellowship, 1966-71; a National
Academy of Sciences Post-Doctoral Visiting Fellowship, 1971-72; a Harvard
University Sheldon International Fellowship, 1972-73; and a NATO Post-Doctoral
Fellowship, 1973-74. Dr. Hoffman was awarded the NASA Space Flight Medal in
1985 and the NASA Exceptional Service Medal in 1988.
EXPERIENCE: Dr. Hoffman's research interests are in high-energy astrophysics,
specifically cosmic gamma ray and x-ray astronomy. His doctoral work at
Harvard was the design, construction, testing, and flight of a balloon-borne,
low-energy, gamma ray telescope.
From 1972 to 1975, during 3 years of post-doctoral work at Leicester
University, he worked on three rocket payloads -- two for the observation of
lunar occultations of x-ray sources and one for an observation of the Crab
Nebula with a solid state detector and concentrating x-ray mirror. He designed
and supervised the construction and testing of the lunar occultation payloads
and designed test equipment for use in an x-ray beam facility which he used to
measure the scattering and reflectivity properties of the concentrating
mirror. During his last year at Leicester, he was project scientist for the
medium-energy x-ray experiment on the European Space Agency's EXOSAT satellite
and played a leading role in the proposal and design studies for this project.
He worked in the Center for Space Research at the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology from 1975 to 1978 as project scientist in charge of the orbiting
HEAO-1 A4 hard x-ray and gamma ray experiment, launched in August 1977. His
involvement included pre-launch design of the data analysis system, supervising
its operation post-launch, and directing the MIT team undertaking the
scientific analysis of flight data being returned. He was also involved
extensively in analysis of x-ray data from the SAS-3 satellite being operated
by MIT, performing research on the study of x-ray bursts. Dr. Hoffman has
authored or co-authored more than 20 papers on this subject since bursts were
first discovered in 1976.
NASA EXPERIENCE: Selected by NASA in January 1978, Dr. Hoffman became an
astronaut in August 1979.
During preparations for the Shuttle Orbital Flight Tests, Dr. Hoffman worked in
the Flight Simulation Laboratory at Downey, California, testing guidance,
navigation and flight control systems. He has worked with the Orbital
Maneuvering and Reaction Control Systems, with Shuttle navigation, with crew
training, and with the development of satellite deployment procedures. Dr.
Hoffman served as a support crew member for STS-5, and as a CAPCOM (spacecraft
communicator) for STS-8.
Dr. Hoffman made his first space flight as a mission specialist on STS-51D,
12-19 April 1985. On this mission, he made the first STS contingency
spacewalk, in an attempted rescue of a malfunctioning satellite.
Following his first flight, Dr. Hoffman has worked as the astronaut office
Payload Safety Representative. He has also worked on EVA, including the
development of a high-pressure spacesuit for use on Space Station Freedom. Dr.
Hoffman is a member of the astronaut office Science Support Group.
CURRENT ASSIGNMENT: Dr. Hoffman is in flight training as a mission specialist
on the crew of STS-46. During this seven day mission, the crew will deploy the
European Retrievable Carrier (EURECA), an ESA-sponsored free-flying science
platform, and will also demonstrate the Tethered Satellite System (TSS), a
joint project between NASA and the Italian Space Agency. Dr. Hoffman has
worked on the Tethered Satellite Project since 1987. STS-46 is scheduled for
launch in early 1992.
JANUARY 1991
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