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.
NASA officials told House lawmakers on Capitol Hill Nov. 8 that the agency's effort to find potentially dangerous asteroids must be expanded if it is to meet the deadlines set out in NASA's 2005 authorizing legislation.
James Acton, analyst and lecturer with the U.K.-based Centre for Science and Security Studies, thinks it's unlikely that Iran has finalized any designs for a nuclear weapon, although there is no question that Tehran has begun early weaponization work.
Before the year is out, NASA's Orion team expects to finally answer the longstanding question of whether the capsule will be recovered on land or from the water when it returns crews to Earth. One of the key design trades involved is whether or not it's worth it for Orion to carry the 1,500-pound airbag system that would be required for touching down on land, according to Constellation Program Manager Jeff Hanley.
