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NASA Revamping Tech Roadmaps To Jibe With NRC Report

Monday, February 13th, 2012

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NASA is preparing to launch a multi-month effort to revamp its so-called space-technology-area roadmaps to better jibe with new recommendations in an independent report. NASA proposed creating 14 such roadmaps a year ago, and the new National Research Council (NRC) report identifies 16 top-priority technologies within those roadmaps that it dubbed necessary for NASA's future missions and, potentially, the American aerospace industry. The 16 areas relate to NASA missions involving human activity beyond low-Earth orbit, exploration of the solar system…

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