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Avionics and Astrionics [Click to Return to Technology Taxonomy Listing]
Airport Infrastructure and Safety	A1.04 - Aviation External Hazard Sensor Technologies A3.02 - NextGen Airportal O4.01 - Metric Tracking of Launch Vehicles X1.01 - Automation for Vehicle and Habitat Operations �
Attitude Determination and Control	A1.07 - On-Board Flight Envelope Estimation for Unimpaired and Impaired Aircraft O1.05 - Communication for Space-Based Range O4.01 - Metric Tracking of Launch Vehicles O4.02 - Precision Spacecraft Navigation and Tracking S3.01 - Avionics and Electronics T2.01 - Foundational Research for Aeronautics Experimental Capabilities X1.01 - Automation for Vehicle and Habitat Operations �
Guidance, Navigation, and Control	A1.04 - Aviation External Hazard Sensor Technologies A1.05 - Crew Systems Technologies for Improved Aviation Safety A1.07 - On-Board Flight Envelope Estimation for Unimpaired and Impaired Aircraft A1.09 - Robust Flare Planning and Guidance for Unimpaired and Impaired Aircraft A2.07 - Flight and Propulsion Control and Dynamics A3.01 - NextGen Airspace A3.02 - NextGen Airportal O1.05 - Communication for Space-Based Range O1.10 - Transformational Communications Technology O4.01 - Metric Tracking of Launch Vehicles O4.02 - Precision Spacecraft Navigation and Tracking O4.03 - Lunar Surface Navigation O4.04 - Timing S1.01 - Lidar System Components S3.01 - Avionics and Electronics S4.01 - NanoSat Launch Vehicle Technologies S5.01 - Planetary Entry, Descent, Ascent, Rendezvous and Landing Technology X1.01 - Automation for Vehicle and Habitat Operations X5.01 - Lunar Surface Systems �
On-Board Computing and Data Management	A3.02 - NextGen Airportal A4.02 - Flight Test Techniques and Measurement Technology O1.10 - Transformational Communications Technology O2.01 - Automated Collection and Transfer of Launch Range Surveillance/Intrusion Data O4.01 - Metric Tracking of Launch Vehicles S3.01 - Avionics and Electronics S4.04 - Reusable Flight Software S6.02 - Sensor and Platform Data Processing & Control X1.01 - Automation for Vehicle and Habitat Operations X4.04 - Composite Structures - NDE/Structures Health Monitoring �
Pilot Support Systems	A1.04 - Aviation External Hazard Sensor Technologies A1.05 - Crew Systems Technologies for Improved Aviation Safety A1.09 - Robust Flare Planning and Guidance for Unimpaired and Impaired Aircraft A3.01 - NextGen Airspace A3.02 - NextGen Airportal O3.02 - Human interface systems and technologies for spacesuits O4.01 - Metric Tracking of Launch Vehicles T8.01 - Revolutionary (>30% Conversion Efficiency) Thermo-Electric Devices X1.01 - Automation for Vehicle and Habitat Operations �
Spaceport Infrastructure and Safety	O2.01 - Automated Collection and Transfer of Launch Range Surveillance/Intrusion Data O4.01 - Metric Tracking of Launch Vehicles S4.01 - NanoSat Launch Vehicle Technologies T7.01 - Predictive Numerical Simulation of Rocket Exhaust Interactions with Soil X1.01 - Automation for Vehicle and Habitat Operations X1.04 - Integrated System Health Management for Ground Operations X7.01 - Cryogenic Storage for Space Exploration Applications X7.02 - Cryogenic Fluid Transfer and Handling X7.03 - Cryogenic Instrumentation for Ground and Flight Systems �
Telemetry, Tracking and Control	A4.02 - Flight Test Techniques and Measurement Technology O1.04 - Miniaturized Digital EVA Radio O1.05 - Communication for Space-Based Range O1.10 - Transformational Communications Technology O4.01 - Metric Tracking of Launch Vehicles O4.02 - Precision Spacecraft Navigation and Tracking O4.04 - Timing S3.01 - Avionics and Electronics T2.01 - Foundational Research for Aeronautics Experimental Capabilities X1.01 - Automation for Vehicle and Habitat Operations �

Bio-Technology [Click to Return to Technology Taxonomy Listing]
Air Revitalization and Conditioning	X2.01 - Spacecraft Cabin Ventilation and Thermal Control X2.02 - Spacecraft Cabin Atmospheric Resource Management and Particulate Matter Removal X2.04 - Spacecraft Environmental Monitoring and Control �
Biomass Production and Storage
Biomedical and Life Support	X2.02 - Spacecraft Cabin Atmospheric Resource Management and Particulate Matter Removal X2.03 - Spacecraft Habitation and Waste Management Systems X2.04 - Spacecraft Environmental Monitoring and Control X9.01 - Crew Exercise System � X10.02 - EVA Suit Monitoring and Treatment X12.02 - Advanced Food Technologies X14.01 - On Orbit Ambient Biological Sample Preservation Techniques X14.02 - On Orbit Cell Counting and Analysis Capability
Biomolecular Sensors	X13.01 - Active Charged Particle and Neutron Radiation Measurement Technologies �
Sterilization/Pathogen and Microbial Control	X2.03 - Spacecraft Habitation and Waste Management Systems �
Waste Processing and Reclamation	T8.01 - Revolutionary (>30% Conversion Efficiency) Thermo-Electric Devices X2.03 - Spacecraft Habitation and Waste Management Systems �

Communications [Click to Return to Technology Taxonomy Listing]
Architectures and Networks	A4.02 - Flight Test Techniques and Measurement Technology O1.03 - Reconfigurable/Reprogrammable Communication Systems O1.04 - Miniaturized Digital EVA Radio O1.08 - Lunar Surface Communication Networks and Orbit Access Links O1.09 - Software for Space Communications Infrastructure Operations O1.10 - Transformational Communications Technology O4.02 - Precision Spacecraft Navigation and Tracking O4.03 - Lunar Surface Navigation O4.04 - Timing S4.01 - NanoSat Launch Vehicle Technologies S6.04 - Data Management - Storage, Mining and Visualization X1.01 - Automation for Vehicle and Habitat Operations X5.01 - Lunar Surface Systems �
Autonomous Control and Monitoring	A4.02 - Flight Test Techniques and Measurement Technology O1.03 - Reconfigurable/Reprogrammable Communication Systems O1.09 - Software for Space Communications Infrastructure Operations O1.10 - Transformational Communications Technology O4.02 - Precision Spacecraft Navigation and Tracking O4.04 - Timing S3.01 - Avionics and Electronics X1.01 - Automation for Vehicle and Habitat Operations X5.01 - Lunar Surface Systems �
Laser	O1.06 - Long Range Optical Telecommunications O1.10 - Transformational Communications Technology S1.01 - Lidar System Components S2.04 - Optical Devices for Starlight Detection and Wavefront Analysis X1.01 - Automation for Vehicle and Habitat Operations �
RF	O1.01 - Coding, Modulation, and Compression O1.02 - Antenna Technology O1.03 - Reconfigurable/Reprogrammable Communication Systems O1.04 - Miniaturized Digital EVA Radio O1.05 - Communication for Space-Based Range O1.07 - Long Range Space RF Telecommunications O1.10 - Transformational Communications Technology O4.01 - Metric Tracking of Launch Vehicles O4.03 - Lunar Surface Navigation X1.01 - Automation for Vehicle and Habitat Operations X4.04 - Composite Structures - NDE/Structures Health Monitoring �

Cryogenics [Click to Return to Technology Taxonomy Listing]
Fluid Storage and Handling	O3.03 - Vehicle Integration and Ground Processing S1.07 - Cryogenic Systems for Sensors and Detectors T10.01 - Large Propulsion System Testing Requirements X2.02 - Spacecraft Cabin Atmospheric Resource Management and Particulate Matter Removal X3.02 - Oxygen Production from Lunar Regolith X4.01 - Low Temperature Mechanisms X4.05 - Composite Structures - Cryotanks X7.01 - Cryogenic Storage for Space Exploration Applications X7.02 - Cryogenic Fluid Transfer and Handling X7.03 - Cryogenic Instrumentation for Ground and Flight Systems �
Instrumentation	A4.01 - Ground Test Techniques and Measurement Technology S1.07 - Cryogenic Systems for Sensors and Detectors T10.01 - Large Propulsion System Testing Requirements T9.01 - Technologies for Human & Robotic Space Exploration Propulsion Design and Manufacturing X4.04 - Composite Structures - NDE/Structures Health Monitoring X7.01 - Cryogenic Storage for Space Exploration Applications X7.02 - Cryogenic Fluid Transfer and Handling X7.03 - Cryogenic Instrumentation for Ground and Flight Systems �
Production	X7.02 - Cryogenic Fluid Transfer and Handling �

Education [Click to Return to Technology Taxonomy Listing]
General Public Outreach	S1.11 - Lunar Science Instruments and Technology S6.03 - Data Analyzing and Processing Algorithms T1.01 - Information Technologies for Intelligent Planetary Robotics �
K-12 Outreach	S6.03 - Data Analyzing and Processing Algorithms �
Mission Training

Electronics [Click to Return to Technology Taxonomy Listing]
Highly-Reconfigurable	O1.02 - Antenna Technology O1.03 - Reconfigurable/Reprogrammable Communication Systems O1.10 - Transformational Communications Technology O2.01 - Automated Collection and Transfer of Launch Range Surveillance/Intrusion Data O4.01 - Metric Tracking of Launch Vehicles S1.05 - Detector Technologies for UV, X-Ray, Gamma-Ray and Cosmic-Ray Instruments S3.01 - Avionics and Electronics S4.01 - NanoSat Launch Vehicle Technologies S4.04 - Reusable Flight Software X1.03 - Radiation Hardened/Tolerant and Low Temperature Electronics and Processors �
Photonics	O1.06 - Long Range Optical Telecommunications O1.10 - Transformational Communications Technology S1.01 - Lidar System Components S1.05 - Detector Technologies for UV, X-Ray, Gamma-Ray and Cosmic-Ray Instruments T4.01 - Lidar, Radar and Coherent Fiber Budnle Arrays �
Radiation-Hard/Resistant Electronics	O1.03 - Reconfigurable/Reprogrammable Communication Systems O1.10 - Transformational Communications Technology S1.05 - Detector Technologies for UV, X-Ray, Gamma-Ray and Cosmic-Ray Instruments S1.06 - Particles and Field Sensors and Instrument Enabling Technologies S3.01 - Avionics and Electronics X1.03 - Radiation Hardened/Tolerant and Low Temperature Electronics and Processors X5.01 - Lunar Surface Systems X5.03 - Extravehicular Activity (EVA) � X13.01 - Active Charged Particle and Neutron Radiation Measurement Technologies
Ultra-High Density/Low Power	O1.04 - Miniaturized Digital EVA Radio O1.10 - Transformational Communications Technology O2.01 - Automated Collection and Transfer of Launch Range Surveillance/Intrusion Data S1.05 - Detector Technologies for UV, X-Ray, Gamma-Ray and Cosmic-Ray Instruments S1.06 - Particles and Field Sensors and Instrument Enabling Technologies S3.01 - Avionics and Electronics T8.01 - Revolutionary (>30% Conversion Efficiency) Thermo-Electric Devices X5.01 - Lunar Surface Systems � X13.01 - Active Charged Particle and Neutron Radiation Measurement Technologies

Extravehicular Activity [Click to Return to Technology Taxonomy Listing]
Manned-Maneuvering Units	O4.01 - Metric Tracking of Launch Vehicles X4.01 - Low Temperature Mechanisms X7.01 - Cryogenic Storage for Space Exploration Applications X7.03 - Cryogenic Instrumentation for Ground and Flight Systems �
Portable Life Support	S4.01 - NanoSat Launch Vehicle Technologies X5.03 - Extravehicular Activity (EVA) X7.01 - Cryogenic Storage for Space Exploration Applications X7.02 - Cryogenic Fluid Transfer and Handling X7.03 - Cryogenic Instrumentation for Ground and Flight Systems �
Suits	O1.02 - Antenna Technology O1.04 - Miniaturized Digital EVA Radio X4.02 - Advanced Radiation Shielding Materials and Structures X5.03 - Extravehicular Activity (EVA) X9.01 - Crew Exercise System � X10.02 - EVA Suit Monitoring and Treatment
Tools	X4.01 - Low Temperature Mechanisms X5.03 - Extravehicular Activity (EVA) �

Information [Click to Return to Technology Taxonomy Listing]
Autonomous Reasoning/Artificial Intelligence	A1.05 - Crew Systems Technologies for Improved Aviation Safety A3.01 - NextGen Airspace O1.10 - Transformational Communications Technology O4.01 - Metric Tracking of Launch Vehicles S6.02 - Sensor and Platform Data Processing & Control X1.04 - Integrated System Health Management for Ground Operations X11.01 - Behavioral Assessment Tools X12.01 - Space Human Factors Assessment Tools �
Computer System Architectures	S4.01 - NanoSat Launch Vehicle Technologies S4.04 - Reusable Flight Software S6.01 - Technologies for Large-Scale Numerical Simulation X1.02 - Reliable Software for Exploration Systems X1.04 - Integrated System Health Management for Ground Operations X5.03 - Extravehicular Activity (EVA) �
Data Acquisition and End-to-End-Management	A4.02 - Flight Test Techniques and Measurement Technology O2.01 - Automated Collection and Transfer of Launch Range Surveillance/Intrusion Data S4.01 - NanoSat Launch Vehicle Technologies S4.02 - Rapid End-to-End Mission Design and Simulation S4.04 - Reusable Flight Software S6.02 - Sensor and Platform Data Processing & Control S6.03 - Data Analyzing and Processing Algorithms S6.04 - Data Management - Storage, Mining and Visualization X1.04 - Integrated System Health Management for Ground Operations X4.04 - Composite Structures - NDE/Structures Health Monitoring � X12.01 - Space Human Factors Assessment Tools
Data Input/Output Devices	A1.05 - Crew Systems Technologies for Improved Aviation Safety S1.08 - In Situ Airborne, Surface, and Submersible Instruments for Earth Science S6.01 - Technologies for Large-Scale Numerical Simulation S6.02 - Sensor and Platform Data Processing & Control S6.04 - Data Management - Storage, Mining and Visualization X12.01 - Space Human Factors Assessment Tools �
Database Development and Interfacing	A2.01 - Materials and Structures for Future Aircraft S4.04 - Reusable Flight Software S6.03 - Data Analyzing and Processing Algorithms �
Expert Systems	A1.05 - Crew Systems Technologies for Improved Aviation Safety O1.09 - Software for Space Communications Infrastructure Operations O1.10 - Transformational Communications Technology O4.04 - Timing �
Human-Computer Interfaces	A1.05 - Crew Systems Technologies for Improved Aviation Safety A3.01 - NextGen Airspace O1.09 - Software for Space Communications Infrastructure Operations O3.02 - Human interface systems and technologies for spacesuits S6.01 - Technologies for Large-Scale Numerical Simulation S6.03 - Data Analyzing and Processing Algorithms S6.04 - Data Management - Storage, Mining and Visualization X12.01 - Space Human Factors Assessment Tools �
Portable Data Acquisition or Analysis Tools	A1.05 - Crew Systems Technologies for Improved Aviation Safety A4.02 - Flight Test Techniques and Measurement Technology O3.01 - Crew Health and Safety Including Medical Operations S1.08 - In Situ Airborne, Surface, and Submersible Instruments for Earth Science S1.11 - Lunar Science Instruments and Technology S6.02 - Sensor and Platform Data Processing & Control S6.03 - Data Analyzing and Processing Algorithms X4.04 - Composite Structures - NDE/Structures Health Monitoring � X11.01 - Behavioral Assessment Tools X12.01 - Space Human Factors Assessment Tool
Software Development Environments	S4.04 - Reusable Flight Software S6.01 - Technologies for Large-Scale Numerical Simulation S6.03 - Data Analyzing and Processing Algorithms S6.05 - Software as a Service to Large Scale Modeling X1.02 - Reliable Software for Exploration Systems X12.01 - Space Human Factors Assessment Tools �
Software Tools for Distributed Analysis and Simulation	A2.01 - Materials and Structures for Future Aircraft A2.04 - Aeroelasticity O3.01 - Crew Health and Safety Including Medical Operations O4.04 - Timing S4.02 - Rapid End-to-End Mission Design and Simulation S6.01 - Technologies for Large-Scale Numerical Simulation S6.02 - Sensor and Platform Data Processing & Control S6.03 - Data Analyzing and Processing Algorithms S6.04 - Data Management - Storage, Mining and Visualization S6.05 - Software as a Service to Large Scale Modeling T2.01 - Foundational Research for Aeronautics Experimental Capabilities �

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