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 158 of 424.
| Title | Status | TRL | Technology area | Lead organization | Last updated | Potential ⓘ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atomic Planar Power for Lightweight Exploration (APPLE) | Completed | 3 | Other Advanced Concepts for Generating and Converting Power | The Aerospace Corporation | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Novel Aerogel-Based Catalysts for Spacecraft Life Support Application | Completed | 5 | — | Marshall Space Flight Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| SonicSonde: Instrumentation for a Tethered Atmospheric Sensor Suite System, Year 2 (SonicSonde) | Completed | 4 | Sensors and Instruments | Armstrong Flight Research Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Novel Metrology Concept for High Resolution Grazing Incidence Optics | Completed | 6 | — | Marshall Space Flight Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Modular Joints for Soft Robots | Completed | 3 | Dexterous Manipulation | University of California-San Diego | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Investigation of Frequency Comb Generator as Potential Millimeter Wave Beacon Source for Atmospheric Propagation Studies | Completed | 3 | — | Glenn Research Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| High Temperature InGaN-based Solar Cells | Completed | 3 | Photovoltaic Electrical Power | Arizona State University-Tempe | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Metamorphic III-V on Si multi-junction solar cells | Completed | 3 | Photovoltaic Electrical Power | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | 2025-12-18 | — |
| High-Fidelity Modeling of High-Energy Density Plasma Systems for Fusion Propulsion | Completed | 3 | Nuclear Thermal Propulsion | Stanford University | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Development of High-Performance Green Hypergolic Propellants for Small Spacecraft In-Space Propulsion Systems | Completed | 2 | Cryogenic Propulsion | Purdue University-Main Campus | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Gandalf’s Staff Walking Stick for Lunar EVA Support and Surface Science | Completed | 4 | Innovative Antennas | Johnson Space Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Rapid PetrifilmTM Plates (RPPs) for Reducing Planetary Protection Assay Time and Cost, Year 1 | Completed | — | Planetary Protection | Jet Propulsion Laboratory | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Evaluation of SPE and GCR Radiation Effects in Space Suit, Inflatable, and Habitable Composite Materials, Year 3 | Completed | 7 | — | Johnson Space Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Next Generation Integrated Coherent Sources from Visible to Mid-Infrared Using Nanophotonic Lithium Niobate | Completed | 3 | Detectors and Focal Planes | California Institute of Technology | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Scalable Autonomously Configured Integrated DAQ/Control System, Year 1 | Completed | — | Test Instruments and Sensors | Stennis Space Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Localized radiation-induced damage mitigation in metal-nanomaterial composites with high aspect ratio pathways | Completed | 2 | Materials for Extreme Environments | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Information Fusion and Data Analytics for Human Lunar Exploration, Year 1 | Completed | — | Intelligent Data Understanding | Johnson Space Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Development of a methodology for characterizing the tool/part interface in friction stir welding for improvement of predictive modeling in aluminum alloys | Completed | 4 | Digital Transformation Technologies for Manufacturing | Brigham Young University-Provo | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Secondary Electron Suppression with Carbonized Aerogels | Completed | 4 | — | Glenn Research Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Characterization of Lunar Polar Volatiles for Curation and ISRU, Year 2 | Completed | — | Planetary Protection | Johnson Space Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Heat Transfer Mechanisms for Flow Boiling in Microgravity using Fluorescing Materials as Temperature Sensors | Completed | 3 | Measurement and Control | University of Maryland-College Park | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Advanced Exo-Brake Development: Parachuting Small Payloads in a Single-Stage from Low Earth Orbit (LEO), Year 1 | Completed | 3 | — | Ames Research Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Orion Automation Monitoring Application (OAMA) and Situation Awareness Tool | Completed | 5 | Joint Knowledge and Understanding | Johnson Space Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Percussive Hot Cone Penetrometer (PHCP) and Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) for Geotechnical and Volatiles Mapping | Completed | 5 | Destination Resource Exploration | Michigan Technological University | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Mechanics of Digital Lattice Materials for Re‐configurable Space Structures | Completed | 3 | Innovative and Multifunctional Concepts | University of California-Berkeley | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Combustion Synthesis of Thermoelectric Materials for Deep Space Exploration | Completed | 3 | Propellant Production, Storage, and Transfer | The University of Texas at El Paso | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Improving MKID Performance at the UVOIR Wavelengths | Completed | 3 | Detectors and Focal Planes | University of California-Santa Barbara | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Multi-Physics Based Thermo-Well Fatigue Design Tool, Year 2 | Completed | — | Exascale Simulation | Stennis Space Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Micro-Probes Propelled and Powered by Planetary Atmospheric Electricity (MP4AE) | Completed | 2 | Electromagnetic Tethers | West Virginia University | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Polaris Project: Autonomous Satellite Technology for Resilient Application (ASTRA) | Completed | 7 | Autonomous Systems | Stennis Space Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Dust Solution Testing Initiative (DuSTI) | Completed | 4 | Materials for Extreme Environments | Johnson Space Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| WRANGL3R - Water Regolith ANalysis for Grounded Lunar 3d Reconnaissance | Completed | 5 | Destination Resource Exploration | Washington University in St Louis | 2025-12-18 | — |
| CEPS –A Compact Electron-Proton Spectrometer for Moon / Mars Surface Space Weather Monitoring and Crew Protection | Completed | 4 | Human Health, Life Support, and Habitation Systems | Johnson Space Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Ultrafast laser absorption spectroscopy for characterizing shock-heated gases | Completed | 3 | Atmosphere Characterization | Purdue University-Main Campus | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Zero-Gravity Acoustic Mass-Gauge (ZAM) | Completed | 4 | Integrated Systems and Ancillary Technologies | Ames Research Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| An Approach for Assessing the Entry Performance of Different Direct Force Control Vehicle Configurations During Mars Entry | Completed | 2 | Hypersonic Decelerators | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Solarelastic Stability of Solar Sail Structures | Completed | 3 | Solar Sails | Duke University | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Reaction-based Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS) Strategy for Measuring Biomarkers of Oxidative Stress and Endothelial Function Year 1 of 1 | Completed | 7 | Contactless and Wearable Human Health and Performance Monitoring | Johnson Space Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| ECLSS Carbon Control | Completed | 3 | — | Marshall Space Flight Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Dry Aerosol Deposition of Oxide Coatings on Polymeric Substrates | Completed | 3 | Manufacturing Processes | New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology | 2025-12-18 | — |
| In situ characterization of subsurface cracking behavior in SiC/SiC composites | Completed | 3 | Materials for Extreme Environments | University of California-Santa Barbara | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Increasing Performance of Hybrid and Solid Motors using Large Ionic Complex Propellants | Completed | 2 | Integrated Systems and Ancillary Technologies | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Improved Channel Decoders and New Low-Rate Codes for Space Communications | Completed | 3 | Optical Communications | Jet Propulsion Laboratory | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Direct Drive Solar Powered Arcjet Thruster | Completed | 2 | Electrostatic Propulsion | Marshall Space Flight Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Autonomous Robotic Demonstrator for Deep Drilling (DeepDrill) | Completed | 2 | Manipulation | Planet Enterprises | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Mixed Reality Crew Assistance (MRC) | Completed | 6 | — | Jet Propulsion Laboratory | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Flow Quality Analysis of Shape Morphing Structures for Hypersonic Ground Testing Applications | Completed | 3 | Aerodynamics | Princeton University | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Power Scaling of a Planar Waveguide Master Oscillator Power Amplifier Laser Transmitter for Earth Venture Mission | Completed | 4 | Lasers | Goddard Space Flight Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Exploration of the Fundamental Limitations on Plasmoid Thrusters as a Next-generation In-Space Propulsion Concept | Completed | 3 | Electromagnetic Propulsion | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Air Launch from a Towed Glider Project | Completed | 5 | — | Armstrong Flight Research Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
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