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.
Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman are joining forces to compete against Boeing to build NASA's Orbital Space Plane (OSP), while current Northrop Grumman OSP partner Orbital Sciences Corporation is negotiating with Lockheed Martin and Boeing for a role on both teams.
NASA is preparing to launch another two-persion crew to the International Space Station (ISS) on Oct. 18, while debating when a third crewmember might be added following the space shuttle's return to flight. Expedition 8 Commander Michael Foale, Flight Engineer Alexander Kaleri of the Russian Aviation and Space Agency (Rosaviakosmos) and Pedro Duque of the European Space Agency will launch to the ISS from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan aboard a Soyuz TMA-3 vehicle.
Although the threat of military force can be a useful tool in efforts to stop the spread of nuclear weapons, the overt threat of regime change may be counterproductive, according to analysts speaking at a non-proliferation panel in Washington Sept. 26. During remarks at the 2003 Eisenhower National Security Conference, George Perkovich, vice president for studies at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, said that the threat of regime change could work against non-proliferation efforts with countries such as Iran.
