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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21,052 projects harvested so far — page 166 of 422.
| Title | Status | TRL | Technology area | Lead organization |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evaluation of Optical Distortion Measurement Techniques for Curved Optical Surfaces | Completed | 4 | Test and Qualification Environments | Kennedy Space Center |
| Deep Space Optical Communications (DSOC) | Completed | 6 | Optimetrics | Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
| Demonstration of an Ultra-Low Divergence Angle Gridded Ion Thruster | Completed | 3 | Electromagnetic Propulsion | Glenn Research Center |
| New Control Algorithm Development of Fast Steering Mirrors for Picometer Line-Of-Sight | Completed | 4 | Mirror Systems | Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Scalable Self-Assembling Spacecraft / Satellite Structure System (S6) | Completed | 4 | — | Ames Research Center |
| In-Space Assembly of Perovskite Solar Cells for Very Large Arrays: Space power at terrestrial costs | Completed | 4 | Energy Storage | Glenn Research Center |
| Evaluation of Carbon Composite Overwrap Pressure Vessels Fabricated using Ionic Liquid Epoxies | Completed | 6 | — | Marshall Space Flight Center |
| Revolutionary Deployable Optics | Completed | 3 | Mirror Systems | Langley Research Center |
| Acidic Aerosol Separator Apparatus (ASA) For Venus Aerosol Mass Spectrometer (VAMS), Year 1 | Completed | 3 | In Situ Instruments and Sensors | Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
| Medium-scale deployment and technology maturation of game changing usage of the US high-voltage power transmission grid as a space weather antenna | Completed | 4 | — | Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Assistive Free-Flyers with Gecko-Inspired Adhesive Appendages for Automated Logistics in Space | Completed | 4 | Grappling Technologies | Stanford University |
| Sensitive, selective nanoantenna-based biosensor platform for compact, in-situ exo-life detection and astronaut life support | Completed | 4 | Sample Acquisition and Handling | Glenn Research Center |
| Crystal Shielding for Space Radiation | Completed | 2 | Protection Systems | Langley Research Center |
| A Plasma Aerocapture and Entry System for Manned Missions and Planetary Deep Space Orbiters | Completed | 3 | Field and Particle Detectors | MSNW, LLC |
| Patterned Magnetic Hold-Separate Tech Ph2 | Completed | — | Separation Systems | Armstrong Flight Research Center |
| Novel Material Systems and Methodologies for Transient Thermal Management, Year 1 (RPT & CIF) | Completed | 3 | — | Kennedy Space Center |
| Nuclear Propulsion and Power Non-Nuclear Test Facility: Preliminary Analysis and Feasibility Assessment Project, Year 1 (NP2NTF) | Completed | 5 | Nuclear Thermal Propulsion | Stennis Space Center |
| Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine (RDRE) Nozzle | Completed | 3 | Integrated Systems and Ancillary Technologies | Glenn Research Center |
| A Conceptual Design and Concept of Operations for Intermittent Short-Radius Centrifugation for Artificial Gravity | Completed | 3 | Transformative Health and Performance Concepts | University of Colorado Boulder |
| Life Support Systems: Oxygen Generation and Recovery | Active | 4 | Atmosphere Revitalization | Johnson Space Center |
| Swarm Flyby Gravimetry | Completed | 3 | Above-Surface Mobility | Johns Hopkins University |
| Concentrated Solar Regolith Additive Manufacturing | Completed | 3 | Resource Processing for Production of Manufacturing, Construction, and Energy Storage Feedstock Materials | Colorado School of Mines |
| Metal Matrix Composites for On-orbit and On-surface Services in Extreme Space Environment, Year 1 (MOOSE) | Completed | 3 | Lightweight Structural Materials | Langley Research Center |
| Astrophysics and Technical Study of a Solar Neutrino Spacecraft | Completed | 3 | Extreme Environments Related to Critical System Health Management | Wichita State University |
| Lunar Surface VR/ARGOS Trainer | Completed | 7 | Simulation-Based Training and Decision Support Systems | Johnson Space Center |
| Enabling Sustained Presence Using Recyclables (ESPUR) | Completed | 4 | Special Materials | Langley Research Center |
| Deep Network Radiative Transfer: A Revolution in Imaging Spectrometer Atmospheric Correction, Year 1 | Completed | 3 | Detectors and Focal Planes | Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
| Coherent Search of Multi-Detector Gamma-ray Data | Completed | 2 | Science, Engineering, and Mission Data Life Cycle | Marshall Space Flight Center |
| Cavehopping Exploration of Planetary Skylights and Tunnels | Completed | 3 | Below-Surface Mobility | Astrobotic Technology, Inc. |
| High Power Electric Propulsion (HPEP) | Completed | 5 | Electrostatic Propulsion | Johnson Space Center |
| Non-Contact Eddy Current Manipulation in Microgravity Environments | Completed | 3 | Small-Body and Microgravity Mobility | Cornell University |
| Next-generation satellite-based lightning imager | Completed | 3 | Optical Components | Marshall Space Flight Center |
| Autonomy Voice Assistants (AVA) | Completed | 3 | Autonomous Systems | Stennis Space Center |
| 50% Hydrogen Peroxide - Ethanol Monopropellant Development | Completed | 3 | — | Glenn Research Center |
| 3D Photocatalytic Air Processor for Dramatic Reduction of Life Support Mass and Complexity | Completed | 4 | Manufacturing Processes | Ames Research Center |
| Kayhan Small Spacecraft Propulsion and Inspection Capability (SSPICY) Mission Concept Study (SSPICY Kayhan) | Completed | 4 | Orbital Debris Characterization | Kayhan Space Corp |
| On-orbit Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing (OSAM) Architecture Simulation System (OASiS) | Completed | 2 | Tools and Methodologies for Defining Mission Architectures and Mission Design | Langley Research Center |
| Improved Channel Decoders and New Low-Rate Codes for Space Communications | Completed | 3 | Optical Communications | Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
| Acoustic Characterization and Database of Noise Control Treatments | Completed | 4 | Structures | Glenn Research Center |
| Long Life Electric Propulsion for ESPA Class Spacecraft | Completed | 4 | Electrostatic Propulsion | Glenn Research Center |
| Fast Optical Emission Spectroscopy for Plasma Modeling and Hall Thruster Development | Completed | 3 | Electrostatic Propulsion | University of Southern California |
| Laser Metrology Edge Sensors | Completed | 3 | Structures and Antennas | Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Multiscale Modeling of 3D Woven Composite Structures Optimized to Minimize Process-Induced Damage | Completed | 2 | Computational Materials | University of Massachusetts-Lowell |
| 3D Printed Habitat - On-Site Habitat Competition | Completed | 3 | Surface Construction and Assembly | Kennedy Space Center |
| Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine Cycle Design Tool | Completed | 3 | Integrated Modeling and Simulation for EDL | Glenn Research Center |
| Leading Edge Irradiation Assembly (LEIA) | Completed | 6 | Thermal Management Systems | Armstrong Flight Research Center |
| Lightweight and Flexible Metal Halide Perovskite Thin Films for High Temperature Solar Cells | Completed | 3 | Photovoltaic Electrical Power | University of Virginia-Main Campus |
| Small Volume Dual Propulsion System | Completed | 4 | Propulsion Systems | Marshall Space Flight Center |
| Femtosecond laser inscription | Completed | 3 | Optical Components | Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Cleaning Mirrors & Lenses with Electrons (no vacuum chamber required) | Completed | 4 | — | Goddard Space Flight Center |
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