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.
Space Exploration Technologies is going forward with a series of design and processing tweaks to ensure a successful outcome for the second launch this fall of its Falcon vehicle after a mishap board pinpointed a corroded aluminum nut as the only plausible cause for failure of the first launch on Mar. 24. The company also is upgrading the two-stage orbital rocket's health-monitoring software and more fully automating the launch process, according to Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) founder and CEO Elon Musk.
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is recommending that Congress restrict NASA's budget for the Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV), after the space agency rejected GAO's recommendation that it slow the program down.
Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) is implementing a series of design and process changes intended not only to prevent the corrosion problem that brought down the first Falcon 1 flight, but also to better automate the vehicle health monitoring and launch process, according to company founder and CEO Elon Musk.
