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 on Aug. 16 completed the flight readiness review (FRR) for space shuttle Atlantis' next mission, STS-115, approving the orbiter for flight and setting the launch date for the afternoon of Aug. 27. "All members of the board were 'go' for launch," Associate Administrator for Space Operations Bill Gerstenmaier said at a news conference following the review.
Lockheed Martin is developing a software tool that the company says will allow a single operator to control multiple, differing unmanned systems and integrate them with manned platforms. Developed with internal research and development funds, the Generic Unmanned Supervisory Segment (GUSS) has been tested at the company's Center for Innovation in Suffolk, Va., and in a U.K. laboratory, according to the company.
BAE Systems has received its contract to enter Phase III of the Dept. of Homeland Security's (DHS) program to protect commercial airliners from shoulder-fired heat-seeking missiles, also known as Man Portable Air Defense Systems (MANPADS).
