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.
LUNAR PREP: NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) completed thermal vacuum testing at Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., NASA announced Dec. 22. The testing simulated the extreme hot, cold and airless conditions of space, and concludes the orbiter’s environmental test program. LRO will be shipped to Kennedy Space Center in Florida in early 2009 to be prepared for its April 24 launch aboard an Atlas V.
The AIA Year-End Forecast table on p. 7 of the Dec. 23 Aerospace Daily & Defense Report misidentified the data. The table represents civil aircraft shipments.
