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.
Headquartered in Washington, the Navy Network Operations Command (NNOC) is working with the fleet to provide the "first step" towards global network-centric operations, according to NNOC Commander Capt. Robert N. Whitkop. Established last year, NNOC sprang from the merger of the Naval Computer and Telecommunications Command and Navy/Marine Corps Intranet, and is the single organization responsible for operation and management of the Navy's voice, video and data networks.
When the first phase of flight tests for the Active Aeroelastic Wing (AAW) program begins at NASA Dryden Flight Research Center in Edwards, Calif. this June, program engineers will be allowing test aircraft to literally twist in the wind. At high speeds, all wings on high-performance aircraft bend and twist over a span of up to 10 degrees as a result of aerodynamic pressures, according to Ed Pendleton, AAW program manager for the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL).
A decision on whether NASA will proceed with the assembly of the International Space Station beyond a basic "core complete" configuration could occur as early as the end of this summer, according to NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe. "I'm hopeful that we'll see enough progress to support that kind of decision," O'Keefe said during a House Science Committee hearing in Washington Feb. 27. This was his first congressional testimony as administrator.
