Jen DiMascio

Summary

Based in Washington, Jen managed Aviation Week’s worldwide defense, space and security coverage from 2013 to January 2024.

Prior to taking on the Executive Editor role, Jen was Aviation Week's Congressional Editor. Jen came to Aviation Week in March 2011 from Politico, where she covered the intersection of defense and politics. She also worked as a reporter and editor for Defense Daily, Inside the Army, The Other Paper and The Columbus Dispatch.

Jen received a Master’s degree in journalism as a Kiplinger Fellow at the Ohio State University. She graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in history and journalism from the University of Michigan.

 

Articles

By Jen DiMascio
It is time for the U.S. to move the management of traffic in space (STM) from the Defense Department to the Commerce Department, the three-star deputy commander of U.S. Space Command says.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Jen DiMascio
Supply chain, radio and software delays as well as a contract protest contributed to a three-month delay in a planned launch of Space Development Agency satellites.
Space

By Jen DiMascio
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Ursa Major a $3.6 million contract to develop a rocket engine for the booster and upper stages of satellite launches to low Earth orbit by year’s end. The U.S. Air Force Tactical Funding Increase program to boost relationships with startup companies was seeking a flight-qualified 5,000-lb. oxygen-rich staged-combustion engine.
Space