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.
Spacehab Inc. filed an appeal Dec. 29 with the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals in Falls Church, Va., protesting NASA's "limited" response to its claim for the loss of the company's Research Double Module (RDM), the company announced Jan. 5.
NASA's 2008 Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) is pressing on despite having its fiscal year 2005 budget slashed by appropriators from its $70 million request to $10 million.
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) commented on its recent cancellation of the Unmanned Combat Armed Rotorcraft (UCAR) program in a statement released Jan. 4, saying that it "remains committed" to developing the next generation of autonomous military systems.
