2020 NASA Technology Taxonomy

Abstract

NASA engages in a multitude of technology development activities to enable NASA missions by broadening knowledge of and capabilities in aeronautics, science, and space. To manage and communicate this extensive and diverse technology portfolio, NASA uses a technology taxonomy. This taxonomy identifies, organizes, and communicates the technology areas that NASA advances in order to achieve future space missions and aeronautics activities. The 2020 NASA Technology Taxonomy is an update to the Technology Area Breakdown Structure (TABS)of the 2015 NASA Technology Roadmaps. The TABS, now referred to as the taxonomy, is deeply ingrained within NASA documentation, TechPort, solicitations, websites, and many other places domestically and internationally. In particular, the taxonomy provides a structure for articulating NASAs technology portfolio, which is key to NASAs ability to manage and communicate its technology development efforts.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 10, 2020
Accession Number
AD1131277

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy
  • Biomedical
  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aging (Materials)
  • Aircrafts
  • Autonomous Systems
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Computational Science
  • Computer Programming
  • Control Systems
  • Engineers
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Heat Transfer
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Human Systems Integration
  • Information Systems
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Testing
  • Measurement
  • Power Electronics
  • Sensor Networks
  • Systems Engineering
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • Warning Systems

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.

Technology Areas

  • Space