Jeff has been involved in aerospace journalism since the mid 1990s. Prior to joining Aviation Week, Jeff served as managing editor of Launchspace magazine and the International Space Industry Report. He has been the editor and chief of Aviation Week's Aerospace Daily & Defense Report since 2007 and has been a regular contributor to Aviation Week magazine. He received his B.A. from the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Va.
NASA’s Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel (ASAP) is calling on the next Congress and presidential administration to make quick decisions about the leadership of NASA when they take office next year. “The ASAP continues to offer its counsel to NASA, but at this significant point in national affairs, the Panel will also seek to convey several views to the incoming Presidential administration and Congress,” the group says in its 2007 annual report.
SPACESUIT SCUTTLED: NASA is canceling its contract with Oceaneering International Inc. (OII) to build spacesuits for the Constellation program, following veteran suitmaker Hamilton Sundstrand’s protest of the upset award with the Government Accountability Office. In June, OII beat out Exploration Systems & Technology (EST), a joint venture of Hamilton Sundstrand and ILC Dover, for the $746 million contract (Aerospace DAILY, July 17). NASA says it is reconsidering its procurement decision after deciding that “corrective action” is needed.
Intelsat reported strong revenue growth for the second quarter of 2008, but an overall net loss due to financing charges associated with the February acquisition of Intelsat’s parent company, as well as a glitch that crippled the Galaxy 26 spacecraft.
