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.
Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) is preparing to make recommendations to Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. John Jumper on what systems to develop for exploiting near-space altitudes. Jumper asked for the recommendations during a Dec. 21 meeting with AFSPC commander Gen. Lance Lord. AFSPC has the lead within the Air Force for developing capabilities for near-space, roughly defined as 65,000 to 325,000 feet altitude.
This year NASA is considering releasing a third major broad area announcement (BAA) related to its space exploration plans, according to officials with the agency's Exploration Systems office. The new BAA would include the three major areas, according to Jim Nehman, the office's deputy associate administrator for development programs: exploration systems research and technology, biological and physical research, and space nuclear power and propulsion.
More than seven years after it launched with NASA's Cassini orbiter, the European Space Agency's (ESA) Huygens probe touched down on the surface of Saturn's moon Titan Jan. 14 on what appears to be a patch of mud, according to program officials.
