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 is re-evaluating the future structure and role of the Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel (ASAP) following the resignation of its entire membership. On Sept. 23, NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe accepted the resignations of all 11 members and consultants of the ASAP, which was established by Congress in 1967 following the Apollo 1 fire to independently advise NASA on safety.
European Aeronautic Defence and Space (EADS) company and the U.K. Ministry of Defence (MOD) should have their contract for the next-generation Skynet 5 military satellite communications system completed by October, according to Francois Auque, head of EADS' Space Systems division.
SpaceDev of Poway, Calif., has been chosen to supply the major operating components for the hybrid rocket motor that will power Scaled Composites' SpaceShipOne manned spacecraft, SpaceDev announced Sept. 19.
