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.
Although the Sept. 11 terrorist hijackings have prompted some calls for stronger doors between the cockpit and the passenger cabin, access by the flight crew to other parts of the aircraft must be preserved, according to some aviation analysts.
Warning that the $40 billion defense increase will mostly go towards "rebuilding what has been lost" in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, former Rep. Bob Livingston (R-La.) called for increasing the defense budget to 4 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP), along with a massive re-evaluation of entitlement spending.
Although most major U.S. launch ranges remain at a level of heightened security following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in New York and Washington, D.C., launch activities are continuing. Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, home of the Air Force's 30th Space Wing, remains at Force Protection Condition Charlie - the next-to-highest security posture below Condition Delta. Security directives for the launch site come from Air Force Space Command in Colorado Springs, Colo.
