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.
In an open letter published in several national newspapers June 9, Boeing Chairman and CEO Phil Condit said some Boeing employees "did not behave properly" during the company's competition with Lockheed Martin for launch contracts in the U.S. Air Force's Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) program. The Air Force helped fund the development of two rocket families in support of the EELV program, Boeing's Delta IV and Lockheed Martin's Atlas V. So far, Boeing has received 22 of 29 EELV launch assignments, with the remainder going to Lockheed Martin.
NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said they agree with the findings of a recent report recommending the two agencies cooperate more to accelerate technology transition from NASA to NOAA. NASA is responsible for developing satellites to observe Earth systems and NOAA is responsible for operating civil environmental satellites and disseminating the information derived from them, according to the agencies.
In an effort to streamline space functions within the U.S. Commerce Department, the Office of Space Commercialization (OSC) is proposing to move from its current home within the Technology Administration to the International Trade Administration (ITA).
