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.
The Space Based Radar (SBR) contractor teams will spend the early months of the next phase of the program performing trade studies to determine the extent to which the system can rely on aircraft to fill gaps in its radar coverage, according to Lockheed Martin SBR Vice President Don DeGryse.
In response to a request from Senators Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.) and Kit Bond (R-Mo.), NASA plans to ask the National Academy of Sciences to review various options for extending the life of the Hubble Space Telescope, according to NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe. In January, O'Keefe announced that NASA was canceling plans to launch a fifth space shuttle servicing mission to Hubble, citing concerns over the agency's ability to keep such a mission compliant with the safety recommendations of the Columbia Accident Investigation Board (CAIB).
A panel of non-government witnesses was divided on the value of the International Space Station (ISS) to NASA's new exploration initiative during a House Science Committee hearing in Washington March 10, with one questioning whether the expense of completing assembly will be worth it.
