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 solar and space physics community needs to coordinate better with NASA's space operations personnel if the agency is to protect astronauts on future long-duration space voyages from the dangers posed by space radiation, according to a new report from the National Research Council.
SES Global has successfully priced a two-tranche €800-million ($1-billion) bond offering--the second time this year it has ventured into the market to refinance drawn bilateral credit facilities issued notably to cover high-cost bonds held by its New Skies Satellites affiliate. The offering, which includes a €300-million three-year floating-rate note and a €500-million fixed-rate note priced at the tight end of price guidance, was oversubscribed 2.6 times, SES said.
NASA Administrator Michael Griffin and top Hubble Space Telescope and space shuttle managers are scheduled to meet this week for a decision on whether to proceed with a final shuttle mission to service the telescope on flight STS-125 in mid-April 2008. All indications are that the mission will be approved.
