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.
After arriving at the German navy's Nordholz Air Base on Oct. 15, the Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle is preparing for the first in a series of electronics intelligence (ELINT) demonstration flights being conducted by the U.S. Air Force for the German ministry of defense (MOD).
A panel of witnesses testifying on the future of human space flight before the House Science Committee Oct. 16 was evenly divided on the value of a potential lunar base, either for its scientific value or as a stepping stone for a future human mission to Mars. Bart Gordon (D-Texas), ranking minority member of the House Science subcommittee on space and aeronautics, raised the issue of a lunar base in his opening statement and asked the witnesses to offer opinions on its value.
Former Columbia Accident Investigation Board (CAIB) member John Logsdon is "cautiously optimistic" that NASA is capable of implementing the recommendations outlined by the board in its final report. "We were skeptical at the start [of the investigation] and at least partially skeptical at the end that [NASA] really is capable of doing what we thought needed to be done," Logsdon said in a speech at a luncheon sponsored by the American Institute for Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) in Washington Oct. 16.
