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Wednesday, August 17, 2022

Happy birthday, Atlantis astronaut Thomas J. Hennen!


Thomas John Hennen, born August 17, 1952 in Albany, Georgia, went into space aboard Space Shuttle Atlantis (STS-44), a Department of Defense mission in November 1991.  Hennen is the first Warrant Officer within the US Army and Department of Defense to have been selected as a member of a Space Shuttle crew.

He spent almost 7 days in space and completed 10 orbits.  He retired from the Army in December 1995 and lives in Houston, Texas.