Gary Snyder & Steve Barrish

G. Wyckliffe Hoffler ’68: From aerospace medicine to amateur astronomy

G. Wyckliffe Hoffler, MD, MS ’68, aerospace medicine graduate from the department of preventive medicine, division of public health, is a retired NASA physician.  In his earlier work with NASA at the Manned Spacecraft Center in Houston, Texas, Hoffler would evaluate astronauts' cardiovascular health pre- and post-flight during the Apollo Lunar and Skylab programs.   Later he also supported Shuttle launches and landings, and occupational medicine at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.