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.
Aerospace Industries Association members have "serious concerns" about the proposed funding for NASA aeronautics, which AIA President and CEO John Douglass says will not be enough to sustain America's global leadership in aerospace. Under newly appointed Associate Administrator for Aeronautics Lisa Porter, NASA is refocusing on fundamental aeronautics research and backing away from flight demonstrations (DAILY, Jan. 17). The agency is expected to request $694.4 million for aeronautics in fiscal 2007, down 14 percent from its FY '06 request.
Northrop Grumman is kicking off an effort to convince military leaders and lawmakers of the value of laser weapons, armed with a new study touting their value that recommends fielding a variant of the company's Tactical High Energy Laser (THEL).
The planned Jan. 17 launch of the New Horizons mission to Pluto aboard an Atlas V rocket was scrubbed due to unacceptably high winds at the launch site in Cape Canaveral, Fla. NASA plans to try again Jan. 18 during a two-hour window opening at 1:16 p.m. Eastern time, according to Fran Slimmer, spokeswoman for launch manager International Launch Services. Air Force weather officers predict a 70 percent chance that the mission will be able to launch, Slimmer said.
