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 exploration, science and aeronautics directorates have joined forces to instrument the heat shield for the upcoming Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) mission to gather aerodynamics data that could help eventually land human astronauts on the red planet.
Space shuttle managers expressed continued confidence in repairs made to Atlantis' external tank following a day-and-a-half review that formally green-lit the shuttle to launch on mission STS-117 on the evening of June 8. "We are extremely confident we have done perfectly good repairs and we will have a tank that is safe to fly," Space Shuttle Program Manager Wayne Hale said during a news conference May 31 following the flight readiness review (FRR).
The $22 billion allocated for National Guard equipment in DOD's latest five-year budget plan only will bring the Guard back to its pre-9/11 equipment readiness level, which is likely not enough in today's national security environment, National Guard Bureau Chief Lt. Gen. Steven Blum told Capitol Hill lawmakers May 24. "I am not certain that those levels match today's requirements," Blum testified to the House Homeland Security subcommittee on Management, Investigations and Oversight. 75 percent
