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2 Study Approach
2 Study Approach
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The committee gathered information about potential space activities and enabling technologies from a wide range of sources. These included past reports on space technologies by the NRC, Space Technology to Meet Future Needs (NRC, 1987)
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Additional information was gathered from a similar survey of the space industry conducted by the Air Force Scientific Advisory Board and during visits by committee members to organizations active in the space field. From these sources of information, the committee compiled a list of approxi mately 50 representative future space activities and 200 potential technologies.
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The third filter eliminated technologies that might have been very important but would not have benefited significantly from low-level, long lead-time NASA funding. All three filters were intended to create a technology development portfolio that would yield the most benefits from a small amount of NASA funding.
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The committee also met with NASA leaders to discuss the agency's current methods of technology development, focusing on cooperative efforts with academia and industry. The committee initially met with the Associate Administrator of the Office of Space Access and Technology (OSAT)
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The committee's findings and recommendations in this area are presented in Chapter 4. REFERENCES AFSAB (Air Force Scientific Advisory Board)
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