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 results of radar signature testing of sample T-seals from the space shuttle is consistent with radar data observed when an unidentified fragment broke loose from Columbia in orbit on day two of its mission and re-entered Earth's atmosphere, according to the Columbia Accident Investigation Board (CAIB).
MANASSAS, Va. - Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation is gearing up for the first flight of a new vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) the company hopes will play a role in the Army's Future Combat Systems (FCS) program, as well as serve other military and civil users.
On April 18 Scaled Composites of Mojave, Calif., unveiled a previously secret research program that has spent the past two years developing a new commercial space vehicle designed to take three passengers on suborbital space flights. An undisclosed private customer has been funding the program, which is estimated to cost roughly as much as a single ticket on a Soyuz, or about $20 million. The program's goal is to provide safe, affordable human space flight and open up the space tourism market, according to the company.
