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 officials told House lawmakers on Capitol Hill Nov. 8 that the agency's effort to find potentially dangerous asteroids must be expanded if it is to meet the deadlines set out in NASA's 2005 authorizing legislation.
A panel of witnesses before a House Science & Technology subcommittee urged continued support for the Arecibo observatory in Puerto Rico, citing its importance for science and its role in characterizing potentially dangerous near-Earth asteroids. "A better understanding of our skies ... is essential to understanding the dangers that may threaten our society," Rep. Luis Fortuno, a Republican from Puerto Rico, said at the hearing's outset Nov. 8.
James Acton, analyst and lecturer with the U.K.-based Centre for Science and Security Studies, thinks it's unlikely that Iran has finalized any designs for a nuclear weapon, although there is no question that Tehran has begun early weaponization work.
