Events of Interest: Week of January 14-19, 2013 - UPDATE

UPDATE:  Adds the meeting of NASA's Small Bodies Assessment Group (think asteroids, comets, NEOs) Monday-Wednesday.

The following events may be of interest in the week ahead.  The House will in session Monday-Wednesday; the Senate is in recess until the inauguration on Monday, the 21st.

Monday-Wednesday, January 14-16

• NASA Small Bodies Assessment Group, The Liaison Affinia Capitol Hill Hotel, 415 New Jersey Ave., NW, Washington, DC

Tuesday, January 15

• Washington Space Business Roundtable luncheon featuring Lori Garver, University Club, Washington, DC, 11:30 am - 1:30 pm ET
• FAA COMSTAC Systems Working Group, telecon, 1:00 pm ET

Wednesday, January 16

• NASA-ESA Press Briefing on Orion Agreement,  Johnson Space Center, TX, 10:30 am CT (11:30 am ET, 17:30 CET)
• NASA-Bigelow Aerospace Media Availability, Las Vegas, NV, 10:30 am PT (1:30 pm ET)

Thursday, January 17

• NASA press conference on upcoming ISS missions -- ISS Program and Science Overview, Johnson Space Center, TX, 11:00 am CT (Noon ET)
• NASA press conference on upcoming ISS missions -- Crew Members, Johnson Space Center, TX, 1:00 pm CT (2:00 pm ET)

Friday, January 18

• NASA Future Forum Open House (as part of inaugural activities), NASA HQ, Washington, DC, 10:00 am - 3:30 pm ET