Hartsfield, Henry W., 1933-2014

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Henry Hartsfield (b. Nov. 21, 1933, Birmingham, AL-d. July 17, 2014, Houston, TX) was an Air Force pilot and NASA astronaut. He served as pilot on the Columbia (STS-4), commander on the Discoery (STS-41-D), and commander on the Challenger (STS-61-A). Hartsfield further served in different roles within NASA at the Johnson Space Center, DC Headquarters, and Marshall Space Flight Center before joining Raytheon in 1998.
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referencedIn JSC (AV) - Astronauts Joseph P. Allen and William B. Lenoir Set Up CCTV in 1-G Trainer / Jack R. Lousma, C. Gordon Fullerton, Ken Mattingly, and Henry Hartsfield at Rockwell Facility Inspecting Tools in Cargo Bay Storage Assembly National Archives at College Park
referencedIn PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION ON THE SPACE SHUTTLE HEARING #1, (ABBEY, YOUNG, WEITZ, CRIPPEN, HARTSFIELD), 4/3/86: SPACE SHUTTLE ACCIDENT. Part 1 National Archives at College Park
referencedIn JSC (MS) - STS 41-D Crewpersons Henry Hartsfield, Judy Resnik and Charles Walker with CFES [Continuous Flow Electrophoresis System] National Archives at College Park
referencedIn SPACE SHUTTLE ORBITER 102 `COLUMBIA' STS-4 PRE-MISSION ACTIVITIES National Archives at College Park
referencedIn JSC (AV) - Ken Mattingly and Henry Hartsfield board and Fly STA in White Sands Range: Part 2 National Archives at College Park
referencedIn JSC (MS) - STS 41-D Astronauts Henry Hartsfield, Judy Resnik and Michael Coats, OAST Training in Fixed Base SMS [Shuttle Mission Simulator] National Archives at College Park
referencedIn PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION ON THE SPACE SHUTTLE HEARING #4, (ABBEY, YOUNG, WEITZ, CRIPPEN, HARTSFIELD, TRULY, ALDRICH, CHARLESWORTH), 4/3/86: SPACE SHUTTLE ACCIDENT. Part 4 National Archives at College Park
referencedIn STS-41D NEXT EVENT PHOTO SESSION National Archives at College Park
referencedIn SPACE SHUTTLE ORBITER 099 CHALLENGER 61-A LANDING National Archives at College Park
referencedIn 41-D - Henry Hartsfield Interview National Archives at College Park
referencedIn JSC (MS) - STS-4 Onboard TV - Astronaut Henry Hartsfield at Freezer National Archives at College Park
referencedIn JSC (AV) - STS-4: Thomas Mattingly and Henry Hartsfield and Shuttle Challenger Arrive at Ellington AFB, Shot of Vance, Brand, and Kraft in Crowd in Reception Area: Part 2, Roll 2A Wild Footage National Archives at College Park
referencedIn KSC - STS-4: Documentary Coverage of Prime Crew Flight Training, SLF, STA Flyby and T-38, Henry Hartsfield, Karol J. Bobko, John Young, and Ken Mattingly Suiting and Breakfast Prior to Departure O and C National Archives at College Park
referencedIn SPACE SHUTTLE ORBITER 103 DISCOVERY 41-D STS-14 ABORT LIFTOFF AT PAD 39A National Archives at College Park
referencedIn SPACE SHUTTLE ORBITER 102 COLUMBIA STS-4 (I.E., SPACE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM) PRELAUNCH ACTIVITIES, LAUNCH AND LAUNCH DAMAGE INSPECTION National Archives at College Park
creatorOf Records of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. 1903 - 2006. Headquarters Astronaut Interviews. 1965 - 1971. Astronaut interview, Henry W. Hartsfield, Jr. National Archives at College Park
referencedIn JSC (AV) - RMS Night OPayload Specialist with Henry Hartsfield National Archives at College Park
referencedIn McDonnel Douglas - EOS Electrophoresis, STS-4 Astronauts Henry Hartsfield and Thomas Kenneth Mattingly, Shaw, Nelson and Stewart Also National Archives at College Park
referencedIn PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION ON THE SPACE SHUTTLE HEARING #3, (ABBEY, YOUNG, WEITZ, CRIPPEN, HARTSFIELD), 4/3/86: SPACE SHUTTLE ACCIDENT. Part 3 National Archives at College Park
referencedIn JSC (AV) - STA Approaches to White Sands with Ken Mattingly and Henry Hartsfield: Part 1 National Archives at College Park
referencedIn SPACE SHUTTLE ORBITER 103 DISCOVERY STS-14 ABORTED LAUNCH DAY ACTIVITIES National Archives at College Park
creatorOf Hartsfield, Henry W. Auburn Astronauts Collection, 1982. Auburn University.
referencedIn SPACE SHUTTLE ORBITER 103 41-D STS-14 FLIGHT READINESS FIRING AND COUNTDOWN DEMONSTRATION TEST AT PAD 39A National Archives at College Park
referencedIn TERMINAL COUNTDOWN DEMONSTRATION TEST (TCDT) AND PRESS PHOTO SESSION AT PAD 39A National Archives at College Park
referencedIn JSC (AV) - STS-3: Henry Hartsfield and Steve Hawley in Motion Base Simulator (MBS), Jack Lousma and Charles Fullerton Outside and Inside FBS (Wild Footage): Part 3 National Archives at College Park
referencedIn FACE THE NATION, 3/16/86 National Archives at College Park
referencedIn National Broadcasting Company, Inc., Collection. 1953 - 1962. Motion Picture Films. 1953 - 1962. THE SECOND AGONY OF ATLANTA National Archives at College Park
referencedIn JSC (AV) - Astronaut Henry Hartsfield Suits up to Enter Weightless Environment Test Facility, Tests Tools in Payload Bay Mockup National Archives at College Park
referencedIn KSC - STS-4 Launch: LCC, Press Area, STA Flyby and Drew Egress STA, Ken Mattingly and Henry Hartsfield, T-38; VIP Engle, Pre-Mission Activities National Archives at College Park
referencedIn FORTY-ONE-D (41-D) CREW ARRIVAL National Archives at College Park
referencedIn JSC (MS) - STS-41-D Crewpersons Henry Hartsfield, Judy Resnik and Charles Walker in T-38s National Archives at College Park
referencedIn SPACE SHUTTLE ORBITER 103 DISCOVERY 41-D STS-14 ABORT LAUNCH DAY ACTIVITIES National Archives at College Park
referencedIn JSC (AV) - Astronauts Thomas Mattingly and Henry Hartsfield Depart Ellington AFB for KSC Prior to STS-4 National Archives at College Park
referencedIn SPACE SHUTTLE ORBITER 099 CHALLENGER 61-A ON BOARD MAGAZINES 62, 65 AND 67 National Archives at College Park
referencedIn KSC - STS-4 Dry CDDT: Flight Crew Activities, Henry Hartsfield, Ken Mattingly, Karol J. Bobko and Kathryn D. Sullivan, Ingress Across ORB Access Arm National Archives at College Park
referencedIn KSC - STS-4 Launch: Flight Crew Breakfast and Suiting, Depart O and C Building and White Room Activities, with Henry Hartsfield and Ken Mattingly National Archives at College Park

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alumnusOrAlumnaOf Air Force Institute of Technology (U.S.) corporateBody
alumnusOrAlumnaOf Auburn university corporateBody
associatedWith Bluford, Guion Stewart, 1942- person
associatedWith Buchli, James F., 1945- person
memberOf Challenger (Spacecraft) corporateBody
associatedWith Coats, Michael person
memberOf Columbia (Spacecraft) corporateBody
alumnusOrAlumnaOf Delta Chi Fraternity. corporateBody
memberOf Discovery (Spacecraft) corporateBody
alumnusOrAlumnaOf Duke University. corporateBody
associatedWith Dunbar, Bonnie J., 1949- person
employeeOf George C. Marshall Space Flight Center corporateBody
associatedWith Hawley, Steven A., 1951- person
employeeOf Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center corporateBody
associatedWith Mattingly, T. Ken (Thomas Ken) person
employeeOf Raytheon Company corporateBody
associatedWith Resnik, Judith, 1949-1986 person
memberOf United States. Air Force corporateBody
employeeOf United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration corporateBody
alumnusOrAlumnaOf University of Tennessee, Knoxville corporateBody
associatedWith Walker, Charles D., 1948- person
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Death 2014-07-17

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