10 NASA space technologies that may never see the cosmos
Opinion
Sep 21, 20091 min
NASA has robots, rockets, inflatable homes and lots of other advanced technology that may never lift off.
The House Committee on Science and Technology last week held Congressional hearings to examine the summary report of the Review of U.S. Human Space Flight Plans Committee. While it heard the challenges of future human space exploration and the alternatives to NASA’s plans one of the most important discussions centered on the conclusion that “Human exploration beyond low-Earth orbit is not viable under the FY 2010 budget guideline.” If further manned exploration of the moon and beyond is significantly delayed or nixed altogether, what does that mean for the myriad technologies NASA already has in development?
In our slidieshow, we take a look at some of the best NASA technology currently in development that might never get to space.
Michael is a senior editor with Network World focused on deciphering the strategies of many core high-tech vendors such as Cisco, Arista, Juniper, HPE and IBM. Michael has been writing about the industry for more than 33 years and has won coverage awards from ASBPE and FOLIO. He has a BA in Journalism and Technical Writing Certificate from The Pennsylvania State University.
