NAME:  Terence T. "Tom" Henricks (Colonel, USAF)
       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; 5 feet 10 1/2 inches; 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:  Divorced.
 
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 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 3,600 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.
 
Henricks flew as pilot on STS-44 aboard Atlantis which launched the night of
November 24, 1991.  The primary mission objective was accomplished with the
successful deployment of a Defense Support Program (DSP) satellite with an
Inertial Upper Stage (IUS) rocket booster.  In addition, the crew also
conducted two Military Man in Space experiments, three radiation monitoring
experiments, and numerous medical tests to support longer duration Shuttle
flights.  The mission was concluded after 110 orbits of the Earth with Atlantis
returning to a landing on the lakebed at Edwards Air Force Base, California, on
December 1, 1991.  With the completion of his first mission, Henricks logged
over 166 hours in space.
 
CURRENT ASSIGNMENT:  Colonel Henricks is assigned as pilot on the Spacelab D2
mission, STS-55, scheduled for an early 1993 launch.  STS-55 is a cooperative
mission with the German Space Agency to conduct research in robotics, materials
processing, and life sciences.
 
APRIL 1992