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Title: "Advanced System Concepts and Technologies Campaign and Technology Assessment Support"

Sponsor: National Institute of Aerospace in support of NASA

Description: NASA’s Space Exploration Advanced System Concepts and Technologies (ASCT) Campaign and Technology Assessment has tasked NASA Langley to conduct a technology assessment to aid in their technology investment strategy to meet both near-term and far-term needs of the National Space Exploration Vision, within the scope of the 2005 "Exploration Systems Architecture Study" (ESAS). ASDL supported this effort with a process and tools.

This task consisted of the following sub-tasks:

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Definition of the technology database (taxonomy, characteristics, and data format)

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Definition of technology options for each of the major technology categories

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Collection of technology characteristic data

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Assessment of the technology options (performance, cost, schedule, risk)

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Assessment of technology impact and sensitivities on the Exploration architectures

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Technology prioritization

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Implementation recommendations


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