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.
Recent action on Capitol Hill has shown that space weapon proponents need to make a better case for why their systems are needed, according to Randall Correll, a senior scientist at Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) in McLean, Va., and co-author of a recent paper on responsive space systems.
Rather than putting military transformation on hold, as some critics have said, operations in Iraq are accelerating the pace of transformation, according to Vice Adm. Arthur Cebrowski (USN-Ret.), director of the Pentagon's Office of Force Transformation (OFT).
NASA's Office of Exploration Systems has released its second Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) requesting technologies to support the agency's vision for space exploration. Announced late July 30, the new BAA solicits technologies for the Human and Robotic Technology (H&RT) theme within NASA's Exploration Systems office. It seeks proposals for technologies related to two of the programs within H&RT - the Advanced Space Technology Program (ASTP) and the Technology Maturation Program (TMP).
