Jeffrey Hoffman

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Jeff Hoffman, wearing an orange NASA spacesuit, stands beside a U.S. flag and rests one hand on a helmet, posing for an official portrait.

Astronaut Jeffrey A. Hoffman, anchored to the robotic arm of the Space Shuttle Endeavour, installs equipment on the Hubble Space Telescope during a spacewalk, with another astronaut reflected nearby.

NASA astronaut Jeffrey Hoffman smiles in front of a purple cloth with a dreidel floating beside him inside the space shuttle during Hanukkah.

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Estela Morais Westphalen

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Erik Gregersen

Article History

Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Corrected display issue.	Erik Gregersen	Jul 30, 2026
	Corrected display issue.	Erik Gregersen	Jul 30, 2026
	Corrected display issue.	Erik Gregersen	Jul 30, 2026
	New article added.	Erik Gregersen Estela Morais Westphalen	Jul 22, 2026