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Jeffrey Hoffman

Jeffrey Hoffman

Jeffrey Hoffman is a government astronaut from United States of America, affiliated with NASA.

During their career, Jeffrey Hoffman flew on 5 spaceflights and completed 4 spacewalks, logging 50 days, 11 hours, 52 minutes, 35 seconds in space.

Jeffrey Alan Hoffman is an American former NASA astronaut and currently a professor of aeronautics and astronautics at MIT. Hoffman made five flights as a space shuttle astronaut, including the first mission to repair the Hubble Space Telescope in 1993, when the orbiting telescope's flawed optical system was corrected.

Career Statistics

Key facts and career statistics for Jeffrey Hoffman
Date of Birth11/02/1944
StatusRetired
First Flight04/12/1985
Last Flight02/22/1996
In SpaceNo
Time in Space50 days, 11 hours, 52 minutes, 35 seconds
EVA Time1 day, 1 hour, 8 minutes
Landings5

Spaceflights by Jeffrey Hoffman

Explore the 5 spaceflights Jeffrey Hoffman participated in during their astronaut career, including mission details, launch vehicles, and destinations.

Spacewalks by Jeffrey Hoffman

Discover the 4 spacewalks Jeffrey Hoffman performed during their career, logging a total of 1 day, 1 hour, 8 minutes outside a spacecraft.

STS-51-D EVA (Placeholder)

The spacewalk began at 04/16/1985 00:00 UTC and ended at 04/16/1985 03:06 UTC on the Syncom IV-3 (LEO) for a total of 3 hours and 6 minutes.

STS-61 EVA 1

The spacewalk began at 12/05/1993 03:44 UTC and ended at 12/05/1993 11:38 UTC on the Hubble Space Telescope (LEO) for a total of 7 hours and 54 minutes.

STS-61 EVA 3

The spacewalk began at 12/07/1993 03:35 UTC and ended at 12/07/1993 10:22 UTC on the Hubble Space Telescope (LEO) for a total of 6 hours and 47 minutes.

STS-61 EVA 5

The spacewalk began at 12/09/1993 03:30 UTC and ended at 12/09/1993 10:51 UTC on the Hubble Space Telescope (LEO) for a total of 7 hours and 21 minutes.

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