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Henry Warren (Hank) Hartsfield, Jr. (born November
21, 1933) is an American astronaut with over 480
hours in space.
 
== Personal and family ==
Hartsfield was born in Birmingham, Alabama, and
his mother, Mrs. Norma Hartsfield, still resides
there.  He is married to the former Judy Frances
Massey of Princeton, North Carolina and has two
daughters: Judy Lynn, May 29, 1958; and Keely
Warren, May 14, 1959.

== 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 at Wright-Patterson AFB; and awarded a
master of science degree in engineering science
from the University of Tennessee in 1971.
 
== Experience ==
Hartsfield received his commission through the
Reserve Officer
Training Program (ROTC) at Auburn University.  He
entered the U.S. 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-41-D in 1984, and STS-61-A in
1985.
 
Hartsfield was the pilot on STS-4, the fourth and
final orbital test flight of
the Shuttle Columbia, which launched from Kennedy
Space Center, Florida, on
June 27, 1982.  He was accompanied by Thomas K.
Mattingly (spacecraft
commander) on this seven-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 4,
1982.
 
Hartsfield was next spacecraft commander of STS
41-D which launched from
Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on August 30, 1984.
 The crew included Michael Coats|Mike Coats
(pilot), Judith A. Resnik|Judy Resnik, Steven
Hawley|Steve Hawley and Richard Mullane|Mike
Mullane (mission specialists), and Charles
Walker|Charlie Walker (payload specialist).  This
was the maiden flight of the Orbiter Discovery. 
During the six-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).  The seven-day mission was the first
with eight 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.
 
From 1986-1987 Mr. Hartsfield served as the Deputy
Chief of the Astronaut Office.  In 1987, he became
the Deputy Director for Flight Crew Operations,
supervising the activities of the Astronaut Office
and the Aircraft Operations Division at the
Johnson Space Center.
 
In 1989, he accepted a temporary assignment in the
Office of Space Flight, NASA Headquarters,
Washington D.C.  There he served as Director of
the Technical Integration and Analysis Division
reporting directly to the Associate Administrator
for Space Flight.  In this assignment he was
responsible for facilitating the integration of
the Space Station and its unique requirements into
the Space Shuttle systems.  His office also served
as a technical  forum for resolving technical
programmatic issues.
 
In 1990, Mr. Hartsfield accepted another temporary
assignment as the Deputy Manager for Operations,
Space Station Projects Office, at the Marshall
Space Flight Center, Alabama.  In that capacity he
was responsible for the planning and management of
Space Station Operations and Utilization
Capability Development and operations activities
including budget preparation.  Later in that
assignment he also acted as the Deputy Manager for
the Space Station Projects Office.
 
In 1991, Mr. Hartsfield accepted the position of
the Man-Tended Capability (MTC) Phase Manager,
Space Station Freedom Program and Operations
(SSFPO), with a duty station at the Johnson Space
Center. Reporting directly to the Deputy Director,
SSFPO, he represented the Deputy Director in
providing appropriate program guidance and
direction to the Space Shuttle Program, and across
the Space Station Freedom Program for all MTC
phase mission unique activities to assure
appropriate resolution of issues.

In December 1993, Mr. Hartsfield accepted the
position of Manager, International Space Station
Independent Assessment. In this capacity he
reports directly to the Associate Administrator
for Safety and Mission Assurance and manages and
focuses the oversight activities and assessment of
the International Space Station Alpha Program.

In September 1996, the scope of Mr. Hartsfield's
work was expanded to include independent
assessment of the programs and projects of the
Human Exploration and Development of Space (HEDS)
Enterprise and he was named Director, HEDS
Independent Assurance.

== Special honors==
*Air Force Meritorious Service Medal
*General Thomas D. White Space Trophy for 1973
(1974)
*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).
 
Source:http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/persons/astrona
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