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.
Demand for satellite services exploded in the early months of 2004, with major providers DirecTV and EchoStar adding nearly 9,000 net new subscribers every day for the first quarter, according to Richard DalBello, president of the Satellite Broadcasting and Communications Association (SBCA).
Arianespace has signed a customer for the first launch of a Russian Soyuz vehicle from the company's spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, and expects to announce its first customer for the smaller Vega launch vehicle "quite soon," according to company CEO Jean-Yves Le Gall.
The NASA Engineering and Safety Center (NESC) has received 49 requests for technical assistance with various NASA projects since its establishment six months ago, according to NESC Director Ralph Roe. The NESC is an independent organization chartered in the wake of the Columbia accident to coordinate and conduct technical and safety assessments of high-risk NASA programs (DAILY, July 17, 2003). The center has approximately 60 full-time employees spread out over the agency's 10 field centers.
