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Terry Jonathan Hart (b. October 27 1946 in
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is a former NASA
astronaut.

==Education==
Hart graduated from Mt. Lebanon High School,
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1964.  He received a
Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical
engineering from Lehigh University in 1968, a
Master of Science in mechanical engineering from
the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1969,
a Master of Science in electrical engineering from
Rutgers University in 1978, and an honorary
doctorate of engineering from Lehigh University in
1988.  He is a member of the Institute of
Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Tau Beta Pi,
Sigma Xi, and Delta Upsilon.

==Awards and citations==
* National Defense Medal
* NASA Space Flight Medal 
* Outstanding Officer of Undergraduate Pilot
Training Class (1970)
* Rutgers Distinguished Alumnus Award

==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 in 1990.  He has logged 3,000
hours flying time, with 2,400 hours in jets.  From
1968 to 1978, Hart was employed as a member of the
Technical Staff of Bell Labs | Bell Telephone
Laboratories.  His principle duties included
electrical and mechanical design responsibilities
for a variety of electronic power equipment used
in the Bell System. He has received 2 patents.

==NASA experience==
Mr. Hart was selected as an astronaut candidate by
NASA 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.  Hart was also member of the
support crews for STS-1, STS-2, STS-3, and STS-7.
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 outer
space|space.

He is currently the Director of Engineering and
Operations for AT&T's satellite network.

==STS 41-C==
STS 41-C Space Shuttle Challenger|Challenger was
launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on
April 6, 1984.  The crew included Captain Robert
Crippen (spacecraft commander), Mr. Dick Scobee|F.
R. (Dick) Scobee (pilot), and fellow mission
specialist, Dr. George D. Nelson and Dr. 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 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 AFB|Edwards Air Force Base, California, on
April 13, 1984.