President, AVIATION WEEK and former NASA Astronaut
Colonel Tom Henricks, USAF (retired) is president of The McGraw-Hill Companies’ AVIATION WEEK. Previously he held positions with Textron Inc. and The Timken Company. A NASA astronaut and senior manager from 1985 to 1997, he flew four Space Shuttle missions serving as commander and pilot. While in the U. S. Air Force he served as a commander, test pilot, and fighter pilot while flying the F-16 and F-4 aircraft. He is a graduate of the USAF Test Pilot School, Fighter Weapons School (Top Gun), and the U.S. Air Force Academy. He is an owner/operator of a 1940 Stearman bi-plane.
Symposium: Thursday, April 15, 2010: Panelist
3:30 PM
Featured Panel – Why We Fly – Common Experience, Uncommon Perspectives
In addition to our symposium registrants...this special panel is being opened up to participants in our Thursday Teacher Liaison Workshop.
Moderator:
Ms. Jeannie M. Kranz
Director of Strategic Relations, Office of Government Relations, JACOBS
Panelists:
Mr. Richard Garriott
Entrepreneur, Famed Video Game Developer, and Private Space Explorer
Mr. Tom Henricks
President, AVIATION WEEK and former NASA Astronaut
Mr. Yang Liwei
First Chinese Taikonaut
