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 and prime contractor Lockheed Martin have completed the system requirements review (SRR) for the Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle, setting the foundation for ongoing design analysis and systems testing, the agency announced March 7.
NASA is exploring alternatives to retention bonuses as the primary means of keeping talent in place as it looks forward to the end of the space shuttle program in 2010. Bonuses are a standard method for retaining workers in the final days of a program. NASA has done a number of benchmarking studies for other programs that have closed down operations, including the Titan IV rocket, according to Associate Administrator for Space Operations Bill Gerstenmaier. 'Other tools'
On April 5 United Launch Alliance (ULA) plans to discuss with industry the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) consent order regulating the merger and how it will be enforced. The ULA joint venture conducts U.S. government launches on Atlas and Delta rockets. Since ULA parent companies Lockheed Martin and Boeing are both satellite makers, the merger raised competition concerns, particularly on the part of Northrop Grumman and fledgling launch provider SpaceX (DAILY, Oct. 5, 2006). Corporate firewalls
