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.
Democratic members of the House Science Committee are concerned about NASA's inability to file a congressionally mandated annual report due in January detailing the agency's overseas contract work and purchases from international vendors.
The U.S. does not want to establish a "monopoly of space" and is embracing international cooperation in space to a greater degree than ever before, according to Robert Joseph, undersecretary for arms control and international security at the U.S. State Department. Released in unclassified form by the White House in October, the latest U.S. National Space Policy affirms America's commitment to the peaceful use of space, but also maintains the right of the U.S. to defend its space assets.
Flights of the Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) from Beale Air Force Base in California are on hold while the U.S. Air Force and manufacturer Northrop Grumman try to determine why the aircraft briefly lost communications with the ground during its first flight from the base last month.
