Henry Hoffman – NESC Academy Biography

Mr. Hoffman joined the Guidance and Control Branch at Goddard Space Flight Center in September 1962. As branch head, he served in design review and as a consultant on many space programs, including NASA’s unmanned Earth-orbiting satellites, Skylab, and Apollo. Mr. Hoffman has also worked on many international programs including the European Space Agency’s GEOS and Meteosat, Italy’s San Marco, Germany’s Helios and AMPTE, and programs for the UK, France, Sweden, and India. Mr. Hoffman holds numerous patents in the electronics and aerospace control fields.

Mr. Hoffman has received numerous awards, commendations and certificates from the U.S. Navy, NASA, and ESA, including NASA’s Exceptional Service Medal, the Navy Civilian Service Medal, the Skylab Achievement Award, ESA’s GEOS Certificate, and the Federal Aviation Administration commendation.

Mr. Hoffman received an M.S. degree in electrical engineering in 1952 from the University of Maryland and a B.E. degree in electrical engineering in 1949 from Johns Hopkins University. Mr. Hoffman is a proud WWII veteran, having served in the U.S. Navy from May 1944 to June 1946.

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