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 is trying to figure out how to fit the Mars Science Laboratory’s (MSL) launch on an Atlas V into the heavy-lift rocket’s already crowded fall/winter 2011 launch schedule, and manage a possible conflict with the agency’s Juno mission.
LANGLEY SUPPORT: NASA has picked Hampton, Va.-based firms Analytical Services & Materials Inc. and Analytical Mechanics Associates Inc. to provide support for NASA’s Langley Research Center. The blanket purchase agreements could be worth up to $100 million over five years.
NASA’s Orion program is drawing on the findings of a special investigation team formed to study the final moments of the space shuttle Columbia crew in an attempt to improve the chances of future crews surviving emergencies.
