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 Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has concluded that last December's flight test of the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system was unsuccessful because of a faulty computer chip connection in the Raytheon exoatmospheric kill vehicle (EKV), which failed to separate from its booster during flight, MDA officials said March 3.
Despite the progress that's been made in implementing the recommendations of the Rumsfeld-led Space Commission, there still is no "clear champion" for space at the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), according to former commission member Robert Davis.
A series of pre-disaster e-mails debating the consequences of possible tile damage to the shuttle Columbia demonstrate a healthy level of debate and don't necessarily indicate a need for changes in procedures covering the voicing of safety concerns, according to NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe.
