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.
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - The long-awaited launch of the Space Shuttle Discovery was scrubbed the afternoon of July 13 due to concerns over sensors in the orbiter's external tank that are designed to detect low fuel levels and turn off the main engines. Liftoff for the shuttle fleet's first mission in two and a half years had been scheduled for 3:51 p.m. EDT. The earliest another launch attempt could take place would be July 16, according to shuttle managers.
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - The weather outlook for the July 13 launch of the space shuttle worsened slightly from earlier forecasts as the agency wrapped up any remaining technical issues concerning Discovery's readiness for flight at a mission management team meeting July 12.
Preparations continue smoothly for the scheduled July 13 launch of NASA's space shuttle Discovery from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the first shuttle mission since the loss of Columbia in February 2003. Liftoff is scheduled for 3:51 p.m. EDT. The launch countdown officially began at 6 p.m. EDT on July 10, which marked T-43 hours. "All our hardware and systems are performing nominally," NASA Test Director Pete Nickolenko said during a press conference July 11. "We're currently tracking no technical issues."
