NASA Space Technology Roadmaps and Priorities: Restoring Nasa's Technological Edge and Paving the Way for a New Era in Space

by The National Academies, Steering Committee for NASA Technology Roadmaps, National Research Council, et al.

NASA's Office of the Chief Technologist (OCT) has begun to rebuild the advanced space technology program in the agency with plans laid out in 14 draft technology roadmaps. It has been years since NASA has had a vigorous, broad-based program in advanced space technology development and its technology base has been largely depleted. However, success in executing future NASA space missions will depend on advanced technology developments that should already...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309253624
• ISBN13: 9780309253628
• Release Date: June 2012
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 376 Pages