NASA Refines National Space Technology Development Priorities
As NASA focuses on exploring the Moon, Mars, and the solar system for the benefit of humanity
“Our ambitious future missions pose many unique challenges, and STMD is positioned – as the nation’s tech base for civil space
innovate and advance solutions for those problems,” said Dr. Kurt Vogel, associate administrator for Space Technology at NASA Headquarters in Washington
NASA aims to collect broad aerospace community feedback on critical technology shortfalls – like additive manufacturing, cryogenic fluid management
Over the next month, NASA’s key technology stakeholders, including U.S. industry, academia, and other government agencies,
NASA will process the data and aggregate a final list in order of priority, and it plans to make the final list available to stakeholders and the public.
NASA will evaluate its ongoing technology development efforts against those priorities to identify any required adjustments within its current portfolio.
This effort may also open future opportunities to grow new commercial markets and foster the burgeoning U.S. space economy.
NASA plans to ask for community feedback and conduct workshops annually to reassess its investments and ensure