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.
Disappointing revenues, International Space Station Alpha assembly delays, and the cooling of the U.S. economy have prompted Spacehab, Inc. to reorganize its Space Media, Inc. (SMI) subsidiary and cut back on employees. According to Director of Marketing Kimberly Campbell, the reductions in "key personnel," while significant, represent only 1% or less of Spacehab's total workforce.
NASA's Ultra Long Duration Balloon (ULDB) fell from the sky ahead of schedule Sunday, after pressurization difficulties prompted controllers to terminate the flight. After receiving the flight termination command, the payload parachuted down and impacted harmlessly within 1/2 mile of the coastline, near Carnarvon in northwest Australia. "The differential pressure didn't rise to what it was supposed to be," Steve Smith, project manager at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center's Wallops Flight Facility, told The DAILY.
