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.
On April 5 United Launch Alliance (ULA) plans to discuss with industry the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) consent order regulating the merger and how it will be enforced. The ULA joint venture conducts U.S. government launches on Atlas and Delta rockets. Since ULA parent companies Lockheed Martin and Boeing are both satellite makers, the merger raised competition concerns, particularly on the part of Northrop Grumman and fledgling launch provider SpaceX (DAILY, Oct. 5, 2006). Corporate firewalls
Commercial satellite operators say they're willing to pay for anti-jamming and other protective systems on their spacecraft to assuage the security concerns of government users, but only if the government will restructure its procurements to encourage such investments.
With contracts being closed out and facilities turned over for work on the new Orion and Ares vehicles, the space shuttle has reached the point of no return from its scheduled 2010 retirement date, according to NASA officials.
