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.
GREENBELT, Md. - NASA leaders are engaged in a "Red Team-Blue Team" exercise to develop architectural trades, notional schedules and initial requirements for human missions to the moon and Mars.
GREENBELT, Md. - NASA's proposed human missions to the moon should culminate in a year-long mission that simulates an extended stay on Mars, according to Wendell Mendell, manager of the Human Exploration Sciences office at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston. President Bush's space exploration agenda, announced in January, calls for NASA to return humans to the moon no later than 2020, in large part to prepare for landings on Mars (DAILY, Jan. 15).
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's Grand Challenge race for unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) produced no winner March 13, with the most successful team completing approximately seven miles of the 142-mile course. Nonetheless, DARPA is pleased with the results of the race, which was intended to spur innovations in UGV technology that can be applied to military vehicles (DAILY, March 2; July 29, 2003).
