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.
NASA is pressing ahead with an accelerated plan for its Terrestrial Planet Finder (TPF) mission, despite a warning from the National Academies that the agency may be moving too quickly for TPF's design to take full advantage of lessons learned from previous planet-finding missions.
NASA's upcoming Swift spacecraft will bring a new quick-response capability to the field of astronomy, slewing within minutes to observe gamma-ray bursts and possibly other fleeting astronomical phenomena, according to program scientists.
Following its decision earlier this month that a March or April shuttle launch is not feasible, NASA's Space Flight Leadership Council (SFLC) has decided to shoot for the next available launch window in May to return the shuttle to flight.
