The FINANCIAL -- 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,from NASA.

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 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.

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