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.
NASA plans to deliver the redesigned external tank for the shuttle's return-to-flight mission, STS-114, to the Kennedy Space Center in May, according to Michael Greenfield, the associate deputy administrator for technical programs. Several elements of the shuttle's external tank are being redesigned to eliminate sources of foam debris. Among them is the bipod ramp that attaches the orbiter to the tank, which was the source of the foam fragment that doomed Columbia.
Based on worldwide satellite orders in 2003, the head of Boeing Satellite Systems (BSS) is "cautiously optimistic" that the commercial satellite market is beginning to rebound from its slump.
The Boeing Integration Center (BIC) in Anaheim, Calif., is a key element in Boeing's effort to promote network-centric operations inside the company and among its customers, according to Tip Slater, deputy director for Boeing Strategic Architecture.
