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's Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX) has discovered a new astrophysical phenomenon being displayed by the well-known red giant star Mira - a comet-like tail of ejected material stretching 13 light years that could be planting the seeds for new solar systems.
NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) plan to strengthen their satellite ties in the coming fiscal year with the re-establishment of an effort modeled after the Operational Satellite Improvement Program (OSIP) the agencies implemented in the 1970s.
As part of a promised multimedia public relations effort to shore up support at home and abroad for its proposed European site, the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has produced a color brochure making the case for the site's necessity. "We have learned from experience that decoupling our defenses from Europe is very much against the interests of the United States and our European allies," the brochure says. "If Europe is not secure, the United States is not secure."
