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.
Satellite operators are at risk of a loss to orbital debris like the one experienced by Iridium Satellite LLC last week about twice a decade, and the danger grows every time there is another collision involving orbiting objects.
The field of debris from the recent collision of a defunct Russian government satellite with an Iridium spacecraft should stabilize within about a month, at which point its behavior should be fairly predictable, according to U.S. Marine Corps Gen. James Cartwright, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
In observance of the U.S. President’s Day holiday, Aerospace Daily & Defense Report will not publish an issue on Monday, Feb. 16. The next issue will be dated Feb. 17.
