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 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Space Environment Center (SEC), which monitors and forecasts space weather, is in danger of losing half its staff or closing if proposed congressional spending cuts for fiscal year 2004 are signed into law, according to SEC personnel.
Armed with the new data provided by the loss of the shuttle Columbia, the FAA plans to collaborate with NASA and the U.S. Air Force on an effort to improve the analytical tools used to predict injuries and damage on the ground resulting from spacecraft re-entry debris.
The Joint Council on Aging Aircraft (JCAA) is establishing a new steering group to address the issue of structural fatigue, according to JCAA Chairman Bob Ernst of Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR).
