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.
Next week NASA will receive another round of industry proposals on supporting technologies to enable a human return to the moon and future human missions to Mars.
The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee approved several amendments to NASA's fiscal year 2005 authorization bill Sept. 22, including two tailored to deal with the potential gap between the planned retirement of the space shuttle and the introduction of the proposed Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV).
The critical infrastructure disruptions caused by a single electromagnetic pulse (EMP) attack on the U.S. could cost the country $10 trillion or more, according to EMP commission member Lowell Wood. Caused by high-altitude nuclear blasts, an EMP can knock out electrical systems of all types on the ground over a very large area. The Commission to Assess the Threat from High Altitude Electromagnetic Pulse first presented its findings to Congress in July following a two-year study (DAILY, July 23).
