What to Submit in an NTR

An NTR is a mechanism for capturing and broadening the reach of your ideas

New Technology Reports (NTRs) are a way for NASA to gather information about the hundreds of improvements that emerge from the scores of research and development projects occurring across the Agency each year.

An NTR collects basic information about the technology improvement:

• Purpose: Why was it developed? What problem were you solving?
• Features: What makes it unique or better than what was previously available?
• Benefits: What are the benefits/advantages of these features?
• Uses: What ideas do you have for how it could be used by NASA, other government agencies, and/or industry?
• Development history: If any key milestones have occurred, what were the dates of those achievements?
  Note: If the new technology is just an idea, these dates can be left blank.
• Disclosure: What information has been released publicly?
  Note: It's best to submit your NTR before revealing it outside the Agency

This site has been developed to answer your questions about the NTR process and to explain what should be reported. But if you aren’t sure whether it is the right time to report an NTR, contact us. We’re here to help.