Tom Henricks

Astronaut

Tom Henricks is a retired business executive and former NASA astronaut. He held positions with Bell Helicopter Textron, The Timken Company, and was president of McGraw-Hill’s Aviation Week media group. Tom was a consultant on numerous aerospace projects and startups.

As a NASA astronaut, Henricks flew four successful Space Shuttle missions as commander/pilot spending forty days in Earth orbit deploying two major satellites and conducting science experiments. His crews included astronauts from Canada, France, Germany, Italy, and Spain.

Tom is a retired U.S. Air Force (USAF) colonel having served as a commander, F-16 test pilot, and F-4 fighter pilot.  He is a graduate of the USAF Fighter Weapons School “Top Gun”, USAF Test Pilot School, and USAF Academy. He received a MPA from Golden Gate University.