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.
In observance of Presidents’ Day, Aerospace Daily & Defense Report will not publish an issue on Monday, Feb. 18. The next issue will be dated Tuesday, Feb. 19.
NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) rover mission has run into problems with the development of its thermal protection system (TPS), along with other issues that could jeopardize its targeted September 2009 launch date. NASA Administrator Michael Griffin told House lawmakers in Washington Feb. 13 that while he still hopes the team can launch in 2009, the agency also is looking at options in 2010 or 2011.
NASA Administrator Michael Griffin has promised lawmakers more releases of data this year from the National Aviation Operations Monitoring Service (NAOMS) pilot survey, although the agency has no plans to resume it (DAILY, Oct. 23, 2007). “We think that all of the goals of NAOMS with regard to aviation safety are being accomplished in coordination with the FAA in ongoing programs,” Griffin told the House Science & Technology Committee Feb. 13.
