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 Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity has finally driven out of Endurance Crater in Mars' Meridiani Planum region, after spending roughly six months there studying rocks for clues to the history of water in the area.
The U.S. Air Force is determining a new launch date for the first flight of Boeing's Delta IV Heavy rocket from Cape Canaveral, Fla., following several launch postponements over the weekend of Dec. 10. A Dec. 10 launch attempt was scrubbed due to bad weather. On Dec. 11, the launch team postponed the flight again because of high winds and a problem involving the system that automates the final seconds of the countdown.
Sean O'Keefe's successor as NASA administrator will inherit both the momentum of the agency's recent budget victory on Capitol Hill and lingering concerns over its bookkeeping and ability to carry out President Bush's space exploration vision, according to space analysts. NASA announced O'Keefe's resignation Dec. 13. He is expected to accept a position as chancellor of Louisiana State University.
