Thomas J. Hennen

Quick Facts

Full Name	Thomas J. Hennen
Occupation	Astronaut
Date Of Birth	Aug 17, 1952(1952-08-17)
Age	72
Birthplace	Albany
Country	United States
Birth City	Georgia
Horoscope	Leo

Thomas J. Hennen Biography

Thomas J. Hennen is one of the most popular and richest Astronaut who was born on August 17, 1952 in Albany, Georgia, United States. Hennen was born on 17 August 1952 at Albany, Georgia, and was raised across the globe. He currently lives in Houston, Texas. Tom is married to former Sherri Wise, who was from Houston. Together they have six kids, Kristopher, Jessie, Karl, Kyle, Kendall and Karli, as well as the grandchild of one, Mila Michelle. He loves basketball as well as bowling, dancing snorkeling, scuba diving sky diving, travelling, as well as listening to songs. His father Chief Master Sergeant Carl H. Hennen (USAF) as well as his mom, Antoinette Hennen, also known as L. Hennen Both of them have passed away.

Between 1976 and the year 1978 Hennen worked for The 203rd Military Intelligence Detachment. In that time, he was an Operations NCO and as the Chief for both Tactical as well as the Strategic Exploitation Divisions, providing images collection, exploitation and intelligence assistance in support of those in the 1st Cavalry Division, the 2nd Armored Division, the 6th Armored Cavalry Regiment, and the Headquarters III Corps.

In 1986, Hennen was selected by the Commanding General of the U.S. Army Intelligence Center to represent him within the U.S. Army Space Program Office (ASPO) in Washington, D.C., for those matters pertaining to TENCAP requirements, concept development, and the doctrinal and operational employment of TENCAP systems. Additionally, he participated in various Army, DOD, and National Intelligence Community working groups and subcommittees involved in TENCAP program activities. Hennen was personally responsible for managing the development and successful fielding of a state-of-the-art IMINT system to both the European and Pacific Theaters of Operations. Chief Hennen’s efforts at ASPO were instrumental in the efficient evolution of 5 major TENCAP systems with a Life Cycle Cost in excess of $2 billion US dollars, providing critical and timely intelligence in support of the requirements of the tactical commander on the extended battlefield.

Hennen was selected as a payload specialist candidate in September 1988 and moved back to the “Home of Military Intelligence”, Fort Huachuca, Arizona, during March 1989 to begin Terra Scout payload operations training. During August 1989 he was selected as the primary payload specialist for the Terra Scout experiment manifested on STS-44, and reported to NASA in 1990 to begin Payload Specialist and Space Shuttle Crew Training.

From 1973 until 1975 He was assigned to 163rd Military Intelligence Battalion, Fort Hood, Texas. As part of this assignment, he took part in the development, planning and conducting of significant testing of force and operational development and assessments directly in support of U.S. Army and III Corps combat needs. A tiny portion of these tests consisted of the assessment of the effectiveness of the various firing techniques of the Cobra attack helicopter, AH-1 as well as the evaluation and testing of the new camouflage netting uniforms and painted vehicles which are currently being used throughout the Army and III Corps; the first U.S. Army Remotely piloted vehicle tests and smoke tests for phosphorus and antenna mast tests and heat loss/energy conservation tests.

Thomas J. Hennen Net Worth

Thomas J. Hennen is one of the richest Astronaut from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Thomas J. Hennen 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Chief Warrant Officer 4 Thomas John Hennen (born August 17th 1952) is a United States Army warrant officer and NASA payload specialist astronaut who flew on Space Shuttle mission STS-44 as an expert on payloads.

Hennen completed his studies at Groveport-Madison High School in Groveport, Ohio in the year 1970. He was a student at Urbana College in Urbana, Ohio from 1970 to 1972 on an athletic and academic scholarship.

Hennen was assigned to the U.S. Army Intelligence Center, Fort Huachuca, Arizona, from 1981 through 1986. He was the project officer for the Imagery Intelligence (IMINT) Tactical Exploitation of National Space Capabilities Program (TENCAP), responsible for developing all training requirements, concept, and doctrine. His efforts culminated in the production of multimillion-dollar training programs, supporting the fielding of a variety of new systems, operating at both the tactical and national intelligence levels. During this assignment, Hennen was appointed as Department of the Army IMINT subject matter expert. He developed and managed a major project for the Office of the Secretary of Defense; he authored the U.S. Army Radar Training Plan; participated in the development of the TENCAP Systems Management Model; was selected as a member of a Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) team that developed the Joint Space Intelligence and Operations Course; and represented the Army on the DIA Intelligence Training Equipment Subcommittee.

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