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.
Boeing has completed environmental testing of the first of 12 Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF satellites, confirming its ability to withstand the stresses of launch. Acoustic tests simulating the noise of launch were performed under the supervision of the U.S. Air Force, the Aerospace Corporation and the Boeing GPS IIF team at the company’s satellite factory in El Segundo, Calif. Boeing says it is on track to deliver the first satellite to the U.S. Air Force this year.
Although the Reliable Replacement Warhead (RRW) program continues to face obstacles on Capitol Hill, it remains the only current viable option for sustaining the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile, according to a retired U.S. Air Force chief of staff and former head of Strategic Air Command.
NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center is seeking information from industry in the run-up to the competition for the next Rapid Spacecraft Acquisition (RSA) follow-on program, known as Rapid III. “The Rapid III acquisition may result in the award of multiple fixed-priced, commercial, Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts for spacecraft bus core systems that would be used to meet the government’s science and technology needs,” Goddard says in its June 26 request for information (RFI).
