Fostering Visions for the Future: A Review of the NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts

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Table of Contents
Front Matter R1-R12
Summary 1-6
Background and Significance 7-10
1 Effectiveness of NIAC 11-20
2 Grantee Selection Process 21-28
3 A Successor to NIAC 29-36
4 Infusion of Advanced Concepts into NASA 37-40
5 Concluding Remarks 41-44
A Statement of Task 45-45
B Committee Member Biographies 46-49
C List of Presenters to the Committee 50-50
D NIAC Statement of Work 51-56
E List and Statistical Analysis of NIAC Grants 57-64
F Three NIAC Phase II Projects Infused into NASA's Long-Term Plans 65-71
G The DARPA Model for Advanced Concepts Development 72-75
H Definition of Technology Readiness Levels 76-78

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FIGURE 4-1 NASA organization. SOURCE: Courtesy of NASA, available at http://www.nasa.gov/about/org_index.html.

FIGURE 4-1 NASA organization. SOURCE: Courtesy of NASA, available at http://www.nasa.gov/about/org_index.html.

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