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.
The commission charged with studying the future of the National Guard and Reserves released a report to Congress March 1 that agrees with some of the provisions of pending legislation that would make sweeping changes to the organizations, but stops short of fully endorsing all its provisions.
NASA Administrator Michael Griffin told Senate lawmakers Feb. 28 that the first launch of the Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV) with astronauts aboard is likely to slip to early 2015 as a result of the budget cut contained in the recently passed fiscal 2007 continuing resolution.
Impacts from micrometeoroids and orbital debris represent a "high safety risk" to the International Space Station (ISS) and its crew, according to a report from a congressionally mandated task force. While the ISS is a "robust and sound program" in terms of safety, the risk of a micrometeoroid or orbital debris (MMOD) impact penetrating the outpost during the decade after its completion is 55 percent, with a 9 percent chance of a catastrophic hit, according to the ISS Independent Safety Task Force (IISTF).
