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.
On June 8, NASA is scheduled to launch the first of its two Mars Exploration Rovers (MER), which are to study how Martian rocks may have been affected by past surface water. Both rovers will launch on Delta II rockets from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. Launch opportunities begin for the first mission at 2:06 p.m. EDT June 8, and for the second mission at 12:38 a.m. June 25, repeating twice daily for up to three weeks for each mission.
The official in charge of airborne communications for Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld critiqued Inmarsat's airborne satellite communications services at a conference June 4, expressing overall satisfaction while recommending the company provide DOD with bulk rates as usage explodes.
Telemedicine systems that allow doctors to communicate with aircraft remotely via satellite are beginning to save lives and money, according to manufacturers Remote Diagnostic Technologies (RDT) Ltd. and TeleMedic Systems.
