Sarah Ramsey
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1694
sarah.ramsey@nasa.gov
MEDIA ADVISORY: M12-017
NASA DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR VISITS AURORA FLIGHT SCIENCES HIGHLIGHTS IMPORTANCE OF TECHNOLOGY IN AN AMERICAN ECONOMY BUILT TO LAST
WASHINGTON -- NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver will visit Aurora
Flight Sciences in Manassas, Va., on Jan. 27 to highlight how
government can partner with small business to help create the jobs of
the future through investment in science and technology.
NASA has partnered with Aurora on a number of projects involving
innovative future aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicle technology, and
the Synchronized Position Hold, Engage, Reorient, Experimental
Satellites (SPHERES) satellite test bed. SPHERES provides an
opportunity for high school students to design research for the
International Space Station.
Garver's visit comes three days after President Obama delivered his
State of the Union speech, in which he talked about creating an
American economy that is built to last.
Garver and Aurora CEO John Langford will be available to speak with
news media representatives during a tour of the Aurora facility
beginning at 11:20 a.m. EST. There also will be a photo opportunity
as Garver participates in a ground-based demonstration of the Centaur
Optionally Piloted Aircraft.
Media representatives wanting to attend the event must call Sarah
Ramsey at 202-358-1694 or email her at sarah.ramsey@nasa.gov by 10:30
a.m. Friday morning to be badged into the facility. Journalist
planning to attend must be U.S. citizens.
Founded in 1989, Aurora Flight Sciences designs and builds robotic
aircraft and other advanced aerospace vehicles for both scientific
and military applications. Aurora is headquartered is in Manassas,
Va., with production plants in Bridgeport, W.V., and Columbus, Miss.,
and a Research and Development Center based at MIT in Cambridge,
Mass.
For more information about Aurora Flight Sciences, visit:
For information about NASA and agency programs, visit:
-end-
To subscribe to the list, send a message to:
hqnews-subscribe@mediaservices.nasa.gov
To remove your address from the list, send a message to:
hqnews-unsubscribe@mediaservices.nasa.gov
No comments:
Post a Comment