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.
Apollo 9 astronaut Rusty Schweickart is calling on the U.S. government to verify his calculation that a recently discovered asteroid has a remote chance of striking the Pacific Ocean in 2036 and creating a tidal wave that could devastate the California coast.
Strict U.S. export regulations on sensitive aerospace technology are a serious obstacle to the development of the worldwide space tourism industry, according to Scaled Composites founder Burt Rutan.
NASA is studying the phaseout of the Air Force's Titan IV rocket and other programs as it forms its plan for retiring the space shuttle and introducing the Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV) - a plan being anxiously awaited by shuttle contractors worried about retaining their work force and expertise during the transition.
