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.
Frank Morring, Jr. (Marshall Space Flight Center), Jefferson Morris (Washington)
Struggling to stay within a flat budget for the heavy-lift Space Launch System (SLS), NASA plans to halt development of the J-2X rocket engine that will power its upper stage after the ongoing development-test series.
NASA is adding an unmanned test flight of the Orion spacecraft in 2014 in an effort to reduce risk and support development of the congressionally mandated Space Launch System (SLS) heavy-lift rocket.
International Launch Services (ILS) will orbit three Inmarsat-5 satellites aboard Proton vehicles launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan in 2013-14. Based on Boeing's 702HP bus, the three Ka-band satellites will support Inmarsat's Global Xpress mobile broadband service. Inmarsat is investing $1.2 billion in the Global Xpress program, including launch costs. ILS also launched Inmarsat's most recent satellite, the third Inmarsat-4, from Baikonur in August 2008.
