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.
In a bid to keep hypersonics alive at NASA, the team working on the agency's X-43A "Hyper-X" program is developing a plan for a modest follow-on effort that would begin in 2006. The future of hypersonics at NASA has been in doubt following the announcement of President Bush's new vision for space exploration, given its apparent focus on expendable rockets. A follow-on to the X-43A, the larger X-43C, already has been canceled by the agency's new Office of Exploration Systems to free funding for other uses (DAILY, March 19).
NASA is embracing the recommendations of a report on how the agency can transform its culture and make employees less fearful to speak out on safety issues, according to Administrator Sean O'Keefe.
The U.S. Army is nearly finished upgrading its fleet of CH-47 Chinook helicopters to make them more resistant to missile attacks from the ground, according to Lt. Gen. Richard Cody, the Army's deputy chief of staff for operations.
