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.
Scaled Composites' SpaceShipOne will attempt the world's first privately financed space flight on the morning of June 21st after taking off from the Civilian Flight Test Center at Mojave Airport in California. Although skies are almost always clear in Mojave, the flight could be postponed if winds are too high, according to Scaled spokeswoman Kaye LeFebvre. The flight will begin at 6:30 a.m. local time, before winds usually pick up.
AGUSTAWESTLAND TAKEOVER PAVES WAY FOR U.S. MARKET PUSH, OFFICIAL SAYS - Finmeccanica's acquisition of the other half of AgustaWestland will pave the way for the company to pursue a more aggressive growth strategy in the U.S. market, according to Finmeccanica Inc. President Stephen Bryen.
The international Cassini-Huygens spacecraft is now less than 10 million miles from the planet Saturn as it prepares to swoop through the planet's rings and perform a critical orbital insertion maneuver June 30. Launched in 1997, the $3 billion mission is the most sophisticated spacecraft ever launched to the outer planets. NASA built Cassini, while the European Space Agency (ESA) developed the Huygens probe.
