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.
Analysis of data from the first Mars Exploration Rover (MER) landing has revealed that the spacecraft came perilously close to disaster when it descended into Mars' atmosphere on Jan. 3, according to NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe.
Impressed with preliminary results, the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence (MOD) is likely to provide additional funding to expand a U.S. Defense Department-sponsored case study on the value of network-centric operations among U.S. and U.K. forces during Operation Iraqi Freedom, according to the consulting company performing the study.
In its first interim report, the Stafford-Covey Return-to-Flight Task Group says NASA has made "uneven" progress so far in implementing the recommendations of the Columbia Accident Investigation Board (CAIB).
