Search NASA's TechPort inventory — every technology R&D project the agency has tracked, active and completed. Harvested gradually in the background (TechPort only exposes one project per API call, ~21,000 total), so the list grows over time rather than all at once.
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21,172 projects harvested so far — page 137 of 424.
| Title | Status | TRL | Technology area | Lead organization | Last updated | Potential ⓘ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Implementation of Diagnostic Model for Integrated System Health Monitoring of a Habitat Instrumentation System | Completed | 3 | Tools and Methodologies for Performing Systems Analysis | Johnson Space Center | 2025-12-02 | — |
| Integrated Green Propulsion Reaction Control System Module for Spacecraft and Small Launch Vehicle Applications | Completed | 3 | Integrated Systems and Ancillary Technologies | Marshall Space Flight Center | 2025-12-02 | — |
| Using Ion Implantation to Fine-tune the Figure of Extremely Lightweight Mirrors | Completed | 2 | Electronics and Optics Manufacturing Processes | Goddard Space Flight Center | 2025-12-02 | — |
| Study of LED Lighting to Replace Fluorescent Tubes | Completed | 6 | Natural- and Induced-Environment Characterization and Mitigation | Johnson Space Center | 2025-12-02 | — |
| Landing Gear Noise Reduction Sub-Project (LGNR) | Completed | 6 | Aeroacoustics | Armstrong Flight Research Center | 2025-12-02 | — |
| Cognitive Communications | Completed | 4 | Cognitive Networking | Glenn Research Center | 2025-12-02 | — |
| Paper-based Biosensor for Rapid Colorimetric Detection of Pathogenic Bacteria | Completed | 3 | Medical Diagnosis and Prognosis | Johnson Space Center | 2025-12-02 | — |
| Sensor-based Prognostics to Avoid Runaway Reactions and Catastrophic Ignition (SPARRCI) | Completed | 3 | Aerospace Power and Energy Storage | Glenn Research Center | 2025-12-02 | — |
| Sustainable Flight Demonstrator (SFD) | Active | — | Flight Vehicle Systems | NASA Headquarters | 2025-12-02 | — |
| Rapid Development of Guidance, Navigation, and Control Core Flight System Software Applications Using Simulink Models | Completed | 3 | GN&C System Architectures, Requirements, and Specifications | Goddard Space Flight Center | 2025-12-02 | — |
| Lunar Surface Propagation | Active | 5 | Atmospheric Characterization and Mitigation | Goddard Space Flight Center | 2025-12-02 | Medium |
| Extended Robust Aerial Autonomy (ERA) | Completed | 5 | Robotic Systems | Jet Propulsion Laboratory | 2025-12-02 | — |
| Extensible Traffic Management (xTM) in the NAS | Active | 4 | Air Traffic Management and Range Tracking Systems | Ames Research Center | 2025-12-02 | Medium |
| Strategic Planning and Deconfliction | Active | 4 | Air Traffic Management and Range Tracking Systems | Ames Research Center | 2025-12-02 | Medium |
| COronal Diagnostic EXperiment (CODEX) | Completed | 9 | Sensors and Instruments | Goddard Space Flight Center | 2025-12-02 | — |
| Achieving More with Less: Improved Surface Mobility Performance | Completed | 3 | Surface Mobility | Jet Propulsion Laboratory | 2025-12-02 | — |
| The beam evolution and transverse mode instability in Very Large Mode Area Er:doped fiber amplifier-step2 | Completed | 2 | Communications, Navigation, and Orbital Debris Tracking and Characterization Systems | Goddard Space Flight Center | 2025-12-02 | — |
| UST-Lite Mars relay radio technology development | Completed | 4 | Communications, Navigation, and Orbital Debris Tracking and Characterization Systems | Jet Propulsion Laboratory | 2025-12-02 | — |
| Step-2 Proposal for Proof of Concept Toward a High-Resolution X-ray Imager using Fourier Transform Spectrometry (XFTS) | Completed | 1 | Distributed Aperture | Goddard Space Flight Center | 2025-12-02 | — |
| Global composition of Mars at 6-meter scale | Completed | 4 | Remote Sensing Instruments and Sensors | Jet Propulsion Laboratory | 2025-12-02 | — |
| Enabling Wildfire Aviation Operations in Degraded Visual Environment | Active | 4 | Air Traffic Management and Range Tracking Systems | Ames Research Center | 2025-12-02 | Medium |
| Life Support Systems: Trace Contaminant and Particulate Control | Completed | 5 | Atmosphere Revitalization | Marshall Space Flight Center | 2025-12-02 | — |
| A Safety-Aware Ecosystem of Reputable sUAS | Active | 2 | Safe All-Vehicle Access | University of Notre Dame | 2025-12-02 | High |
| Radiation Evaluation and Concept Development for Analog Probability Processing Technology Project | Completed | 4 | Informatics and Decision Support Systems | Goddard Space Flight Center | 2025-12-02 | — |
| Atom Interferometer Gravity Gradiometer Technology Maturation (AIGG) | Completed | 4 | Lasers | Goddard Space Flight Center | 2025-12-02 | — |
| ShadowCam (SHC) | Completed | 6 | Sensors and Instruments | Arizona State University-Tempe | 2025-12-02 | — |
| Microwave multiplexing for future large-format bolometer arrays | Completed | 3 | Detectors and Focal Planes | Goddard Space Flight Center | 2025-12-02 | — |
| Acute Precipitation Electron Spectrometer (APES-360): Multi-look Direction Magnetic Electron Spectrometer for High Time-Resolution Measurements | Completed | 4 | Field and Particle Detectors | Goddard Space Flight Center | 2025-12-02 | — |
| Wallops Ambient Light Radiometer and Sensor Suite (WALRUSS) | Completed | 8 | Environment Sensors | Wallops Flight Facility | 2025-12-02 | — |
| Dependable RISC-V Soft-Core Processor Investigation for SpaceCube v3.0 Mini | Completed | 5 | High-Performance Processors | Goddard Space Flight Center | 2025-12-02 | — |
| PRIMA & MKID Readout Electronics Development | Completed | 4 | Sensors and Instruments | Goddard Space Flight Center | 2025-12-02 | — |
| FY17 GRC: Tuna-Inspired Heat Pipe for High OPR Gas Turbines | Completed | 2 | Turbine-Based Jet Engines | Glenn Research Center | 2025-12-02 | — |
| Development of the Advanced Limb Infrared Chemistry Experiment (ALICE) | Completed | 4 | Cryogenic/Thermal Systems | Goddard Space Flight Center | 2025-12-02 | — |
| Small Stirling Technology Exploration Power (Small STEP) | Completed | 3 | Aerospace Power and Energy Storage | Glenn Research Center | 2025-12-02 | — |
| Cryogenic Fluid In-Situ Liquefaction for Landers (Propellant Liquefaction) (CryoFILL) | Completed | 4 | Cryogenic Systems | Glenn Research Center | 2025-12-02 | — |
| A Low-Profile, Reconfigurable Wideband Wireless Antenna for Structural Health Monitoring Sensor Applications | Completed | 1 | Innovative Antennas | University of Alabama in Huntsville | 2025-12-02 | — |
| Copper - Ammonia Heat Pipes for Small Satellites (Cu-NH3 HPs for Space) | Completed | 3 | Heat Transport | Goddard Space Flight Center | 2025-12-02 | — |
| Canopy Height And Glacier Elevation (CHANGE) Mission Concept Development | Completed | 5 | Remote Sensing Instruments and Sensors | Goddard Space Flight Center | 2025-12-02 | — |
| Coherent Digital Signal Processing Algorithms for 10Gbps and Above Optical Communications Modems (10G) | Completed | 3 | Innovative Signal Modulations | Goddard Space Flight Center | 2025-12-02 | — |
| FY17 GRC: Long-Life Environmental Barrier Coatings Technology | Completed | 3 | Integrated Systems and Ancillary Technologies | Glenn Research Center | 2025-12-02 | — |
| Development of a Dosimeter Component for a Thermal and Electrical Conductivity Probe for the Moon | Completed | 1 | Electromagnetic Wave–Based Sensors | Goddard Space Flight Center | 2025-12-02 | — |
| Application-Specific Cryogenic Integrated Circuits (ASCIC) | Completed | 3 | Detectors and Focal Planes | Goddard Space Flight Center | 2025-12-02 | — |
| Advanced biotechnology metagenomics technology for Mars exploration | Completed | 5 | Mission Operations and Safety | Jet Propulsion Laboratory | 2025-12-02 | — |
| FY17 GRC: Highly Compliant NiTi Spring Tires for a Martian Environment | Completed | 5 | Above-Surface Mobility | Glenn Research Center | 2025-12-02 | — |
| Precision Image Based Wavefront Sensor for LUVOIR | Completed | 4 | Mirror Systems | Goddard Space Flight Center | 2025-12-02 | — |
| Reducing design complexity, volume, and power dissipation for X-ray detector readout electronics | Completed | 4 | Electronics | Goddard Space Flight Center | 2025-12-02 | — |
| Ultra Low Frequency Sensor for Lunar Subsurface Characterization: Discovering ISRU Volatiles (ULFS) | Completed | 4 | Sensors and Instruments | Goddard Space Flight Center | 2025-12-02 | — |
| Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration in the National Airspace System (UAS-NAS) | Completed | 2 | Architectures and Infrastructure | Armstrong Flight Research Center | 2025-12-02 | — |
| ElectroHydroDynamic (EHD) | Completed | 3 | Heat Transport | Glenn Research Center | 2025-12-02 | — |
| Deep Space Atomic Clock (DSAC) | Completed | 8 | Timekeeping and Time Distribution | Jet Propulsion Laboratory | 2025-12-02 | — |
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