Jeffrey A. Hoffman

Professor of the Practice of Aerospace Engineering
Director, Human Systems Lab

Contact Info

Office Phone

617.452.2353

Email

jhoffma1@mit.edu

Office

33-312

Administrative Contact

Gabrielle Hoyte
ghoyte@mit.edu

Financial Contact

Venecia Siders
venecia@mit.edu
617.715.5258
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Affiliated Labs

I flew five missions aboard the Space Shuttle, logging more than 1,211 hours and 21.5 million miles in space, including the first mission to repair the Hubble Telescope in 1993.

Biography

Jeffrey Hoffman is an American former NASA astronaut and Professor of the Practice at MIT.

Specialization and Research Interests

Human space flight operations, space flight technology, human-machine interactions, extravehicular activity, conducting laboratory research in space

Professor Jeffrey Hoffman servicing the Hubble Telescope during STS-61. Photo courtesy of NASA.

Teaching Interests

Space systems design, space policy

Academic Degrees

B.A., 1966, Amherst College Ph.D., 1971, Harvard University M.S., 1988, Rice University

Society Memberships

International Academy of Astronautics, Spanish Academy of Engineering, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, American Astronomical Society, International Astronomical Union, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi

Positions Held at MIT

Research staff, Center for Space Research, 1975-1978; senior lecturer, 2001-2002; professor of the practice, 2002-present; director, Massachusetts Space Grant Consortium, 2005-present; director, Man Vehicle Lab, 2015-present.

Positions Held outside MIT

NASA astronaut, 1978-1997, five flights; NASA European representative, 1997-2001

Awards & Honors

  • Centennial Medal from Harvard University’s Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, 2011
  • Elected to the US Astronaut Hall of Fame, 2007
  • Exceptional Service Medals, 1988, 1991, 1993, and 2002
  • NASA Distinguished Service Medals, 1994 and 1997
  • Space Flight Medals, 1985, 1991, 1992, 1993