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.
Radar data captured by the Cassini-Huygens spacecraft during its first close flyby of Titan on Oct. 26 is providing an unprecedented look at the surface of Saturn's most mysterious moon, according to NASA.
Aurora Flight Sciences is awaiting an award announcement in the Organic Air Vehicle II (OAV II) competition before it conducts the first transition flight for its OAV candidate, the GoldenEye ducted fan unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). GoldenEye uses thrust vectoring to pitch forward and fly horizontally after taking off vertically (DAILY, Sept. 11, 2003). The GoldenEye-100 prototype had its first flight in September 2003, and now has completed its flight-test program, according to Aurora President John Langford.
Bigelow Aerospace still is drawing up the rules that will govern the $50 million "America's Space Prize" competition, according to Bigelow corporate counsel Michael Gold. Announced last month, the prize will be awarded to the first private team that sends astronauts to low-Earth orbit before the end of the decade. Former hotel entrepreneur and Bigelow Aerospace founder Robert Bigelow is putting up half of the $25 million purse himself, and is seeking sponsors to cover the rest.
