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.
The fiscal 2009 budget request for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) continues the agency’s efforts to recover the climate sensing capabilities lost from the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) in that program’s Nunn-McCurdy restructuring in 2006.
The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is requesting a topline budget of $9.3 billion in fiscal 2009, a modest increase over the $8.6 billion the agency received in FY ’08. The request provides $6.9 billion for the development and testing of new and existing missile defense systems, $1.7 billion for system fielding and $700 million for sustainment. MDA plans to spend $2 billion in FY ’09 on testing/test-related activities.
Starting in fiscal 2009, NASA plans to request $910 million over five years to begin work on five new Earth science missions recommended for funding by the National Academy of Sciences.
