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.
The Stafford-Covey Return to Flight Task Group closed out four more shuttle safety recommendations during a meeting June 8, and anticipates closing out the remaining three recommendations and delivering a preliminary report to NASA Administrator Michael Griffin before the end of this month.
The United States and French governments have agreed to establish a Transoceanic Abort Landing site for the space shuttle at Istres Air Base 125 in southern France. The agreement provides for landing at the French air force base for a shuttle that has an emergency and is unable to reach orbit or a landing site within the U.S. NASA Administrator Michael Griffin and French ambassador Jean-David Levitte signed the agreement in Washington June 7.
The International Space Station's Elektron oxygen generation system and Control Moment Gyros remain the most pressing repair needs onboard the outpost, according to Expedition 10 Commander Leroy Chiao, who returned from his six-month stay in April. The Russian Elektron unit has "been balky for several missions now," Chiao said during an exclusive interview with The DAILY and affiliate Aviation Week & Space Technology. "Our flight was no exception."
