Happy birthday, Challenger astronaut Terry Hart!

Terry Hart, born October 27, 1946 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, went into space aboard Space Shuttle Challenger (STS-41-C) in April 1984 as mission specialist. During the mission he used the Canadarm to capture a satellite and place it in Challenger's payload bay.

Hart spent almost 7 days in space. 

Challenger (STS-41-C) launched 1984

STS-41-C crew (L-R): Robert Crippen, Terry Hart, James van Hoften, George Nelson, Francis Scobee

Mission patch

Space Shuttle Challenger, launched April 6, 1984, was the fifth mission for this shuttle.  Its crew consisted of Commander Robert Crippen, Pilot Francis Scobee, Terry Hart, James van Hoften, and George Nelson.

The crew captured and repaired the Solar Maximum Mission Satellite and deployed the Long Duration Exposure Facility apparatus.

Astronauts Nelson and van Hoften conducted two EVAs for a total of 10 hours.

They returned to Earth April 13.