National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Small Business Innovation Research & Technology Transfer 2005 Program Solicitations

Chapter 9. Research Topics for SBIR and STTR

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9.1 SBIR Research Topics
9.2 STTR Research Topics

9. Research Topics for SBIR and STTR

9.1 SBIR Research Topics

Introduction

The SBIR Program Solicitation topics are developed in coordination with the NASA management structure organized by four Mission Directorates (http://www.nasa.gov/).

The Mission Directorates (MDs) identify, at the most fundamental level, what NASA does and for whom. Each MD is analogous to a strategic business unit employed by private-sector companies to focus on and respond to their customers' needs. Each MD has a unique set of goals, objectives, and strategies. These are the following:

Aeronautics Research

Exploration Systems

Science

Space Operations

In August of 2004, the Mission Directorate structure was created, replacing the Enterprise structure.

Biological and Physical Research became part of Exploration Systems, and is reflected this year in Topics X11 - X14. Earth Science and Space Science were combined under Science. The Space Flight Enterprise, which was reflected in the Exploration Systems Enterprise in last year's Solicitation, became Space Operations.

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