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.
SPACESHIPONE LESSONS FEEDING INTO RASCAL AIRCRAFT - Lessons and technology from Scaled Composites' SpaceShipOne are being applied to the supersonic manned aircraft the company is developing for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's (DARPA) RASCAL program, according to Jacob Lopata, chief executive officer for RASCAL prime contractor Space Launch Corp. The RASCAL (Responsive Access, Small Cargo, and Affordable Launch) aircraft is one element of a two-part system for launching small payloads quickly and affordably into low-Earth orbit.
Radar data captured by the Cassini-Huygens spacecraft during its first close flyby of Titan on Oct. 26 is providing an unprecedented look at the surface of Saturn's most mysterious moon, according to NASA.
Aurora Flight Sciences is awaiting an award announcement in the Organic Air Vehicle II (OAV II) competition before it conducts the first transition flight for its OAV candidate, the GoldenEye ducted fan unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). GoldenEye uses thrust vectoring to pitch forward and fly horizontally after taking off vertically (DAILY, Sept. 11, 2003). The GoldenEye-100 prototype had its first flight in September 2003, and now has completed its flight-test program, according to Aurora President John Langford.
