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.
Boeing has won a $1.031 billion prime contract to provide a satellite system to the Mexican government that will serve both secure military and civil communications needs throughout the country and its surrounding waters. The Mexsat system will comprise three satellites, two ground stations and other equipment. Boeing will build the Mexsat-1 and 2 mobile satellite services spacecraft based on the company’s 702HP bus. Each will supply 14 kw. of payload power and carry a 22-meter L-band reflector, complemented by a 2-meter Ku-band antenna.
The Obama administration will stand firm in its plans for European missile defense, even if Russia once again ramps up objections to U.S. capabilities being deployed to Eastern Europe, a U.S. State Department official says.
In a last-ditch effort to pass a new authorization bill for NASA, the House has agreed to consider the Senate-passed NASA authorization this week, having abandoned hopes for arriving at a compromise bill between the two chambers before the current fiscal year ends Sept. 30.
