Finding 4
The Commission finds that successful development of identified enabling technologies will be critical to attainment of exploration objectives within reasonable schedules and affordable costs.Recommendation 4-1
The Commission recommends that NASA immediately form special project teams for each enabling technology to:
- conduct initial assessments of these technologies;
- develop a roadmap that leads to mature technologies;
- integrate these technologies into the exploration architecture; and
- develop a plan for transition of appropriate technologies to the private sector.