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 U.S. Navy is delaying the Mission Reconfigurable Unmanned Underwater Vehicle System (MRUUVS) program, pushing back the contract award by two years due to a budget reshuffling. The MRUUVS is a torpedo-like 21-inch diameter UUV designed to be launched and recovered from submerged submarines for countermine and surveillance missions.
NASA hopes to keep adding partners to its Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) program beyond the four companies signed up so far, according to Dennis Stone, assistant manager for commercial space development in the Commercial Crew and Cargo Program Office at Johnson Space Center.
The Atlas V Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) "easily" could be available in a human-rated form capable of launching passengers by 2010 or 2011, according to George Sowers, vice president for advanced programs at United Launch Alliance (ULA).
