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 167 of 422.
| Title | Status | TRL | Technology area | Lead organization |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Space-Borne Ultra Low Noise Clock and Ground-Space optical clock time transfer for VBLI telescope and High Precision Clock Enabled Astrophysics | Completed | 3 | Remote Sensing Instruments and Sensors | Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Investigation of Metal Solvent Assisted CVD Growth of 4H-SiC | Completed | 4 | — | Glenn Research Center |
| Lunar Plants Prototype for Moon Express | Completed | 5 | — | Ames Research Center |
| IPAD Paperless Work Control for Test Complex Facilities Management Project | Completed | 7 | Ground and Surface Logistics | Stennis Space Center |
| Graphene-GaN Schottky Photodiodes | Completed | 3 | Detectors and Focal Planes | Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Coiled Brine Recovery Assembly, Year 1 (CoBRA) | Completed | 3 | Water Recovery and Management | Johnson Space Center |
| Moon Tycoon Version 2: A Detailed 3D Lunar Simulation in Virtual Reality | Completed | 5 | Software Modeling and Model Checking | Kennedy Space Center |
| Next generation global atmospheric water content observations leveraging Starlink constellation | Completed | 3 | Remote Sensing Instruments and Sensors | Langley Research Center |
| Ion-Trap Mass Spectrometry for the Potassium-Argon Laser Experiment (KArLE) | Canceled | 5 | — | Marshall Space Flight Center |
| Radiation Shielding Utilizing High Temperature Superconducting Magnets | Completed | 1 | Protection Systems | Johnson Space Center |
| Propulsion System and Second Stage Structural Loads Interaction Test Platform at SSC E3-C2 | Completed | 4 | — | Relativity Space, Inc. |
| CubeSat Constellation Design for Air Traffic Monitoring | Completed | 6 | — | Ames Research Center |
| A Novel Electrostatic/Microstructured Adhesive with Dust Mitigation Capabilities | Completed | 4 | Grappling Technologies | Illinois Institute of Technology |
| Science Data Understanding for Autonomous Rover Exploration | Completed | 3 | Management and Control | Carnegie Mellon University |
| Wireless Battery-Free Real-time Aviator Biosensing | Completed | 5 | Contactless and Wearable Human Health and Performance Monitoring | Armstrong Flight Research Center |
| Testing a Novel Geopolymer Binder as a Refractory Material for Rocket Plume Environments at SSC | Completed | 4 | — | Stennis Space Center |
| Ultralight Core Shell Architectures for Aerospace Applications | Completed | 3 | Lightweight Structural Materials | Rice University |
| Shadow-Chaser: A Small Satellite Concept to Probe Planetary Atmospheres Using Stellar Occultations | Completed | 3 | Observatories | Langley Research Center |
| Biomedical Monitoring by a Novel Noncontact Radio Frequency Technology, Year 1 | Completed | 3 | Medical Diagnosis and Prognosis | Kennedy Space Center |
| Laser Additive Technique Tailored for Ir Catalyst Engineering (LATTICE) | Completed | 5 | Propulsion Systems | Marshall Space Flight Center |
| Grain Boundary Engineering of Thermoelectrics for RTGs | Completed | 2 | Special Materials | Northwestern University |
| Instantaneous Clarity of Ambient Environment Capability (ICAN-C) | Completed | 3 | Human Health, Life Support, and Habitation Systems | Marshall Space Flight Center |
| PRANDTL-D Sub-Scale Glider | Completed | 4 | — | Armstrong Flight Research Center |
| High Performance, High Temperature Thermoelectrics | Completed | 4 | — | Marshall Space Flight Center |
| A Ground-Based Analog for CNS Exposure to Space Radiation: A System for Integrating Microbeam Technology and Neuronal Culture | Completed | 3 | Radiation Transport and Risk Modeling | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Laser Power for Lunar Polar Exploration | Completed | — | Other Advanced Concepts for Generating and Converting Power | Glenn Research Center |
| Correlated Electromagnetic Levitation Actuator, Year 1 | Completed | 6 | — | Marshall Space Flight Center |
| Regolith Cladding for Flame-Resistance | Completed | 3 | Materials, Structures, Mechanical Systems, and Manufacturing | Marshall Space Flight Center |
| Atomistic Design for Thermal Transport From First Principals | Completed | 3 | Digital Transformation Technologies for Manufacturing | Cornell University |
| Dynamic Epoxy Concretes for Extraterrestrial Habitats | Completed | 2 | Lightweight Structural Materials | Northwestern University |
| Magnetically, Critically-Damped Check Valve | Completed | 4 | Propulsion Systems | Marshall Space Flight Center |
| Radiation Mitigation Theory | Completed | 1 | — | Johnson Space Center |
| Autonomous Multifunctional Sensor Platform | Completed | 5 | In Situ Instruments and Sensors | Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Novel plume deflection concept testing | Completed | 4 | — | Stennis Space Center |
| Additively Manufactured and Integrated Heat Exchangers for Thermal Management (AMIHEX) | Completed | 2 | Manufacturing | Glenn Research Center |
| Novel Ultrasound Assessment of Dynamic Muscle Project | Completed | 3 | — | Johnson Space Center |
| Improving Communication Throughput with Retrodirective Arrays for CubeSat Applications | Completed | 3 | Innovative Antennas | University of Alaska Fairbanks |
| Artificial Magnetospheres for Deep Space Radiation Shielding | Completed | 4 | Human Health, Life Support, and Habitation Systems | Marshall Space Flight Center |
| Designing Passive Doped-YSZ Ceramic Coatings For Impact and Wear Resistance Against Lunar Dust | Completed | 2 | Coatings | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University |
| Technology Development for Ultra-High-Resolution X-ray Optics | Completed | 3 | Mirror Systems | Marshall Space Flight Center |
| Mobile Electric Energy Rover for Comprehensive Architecture Trades (MEERCAT) | Completed | 3 | Distribution and Transmission | Glenn Research Center |
| Materials Engineered for Re-Entry using Innovative Needling Operations (MERINO) | Completed | 4 | Thermal Protection Systems | Ames Research Center |
| Additive Component Manufacturing | Completed | 4 | Manufacturing Processes | Stennis Space Center |
| Affordable Vehicle Avionics (AVA) | Completed | 6 | — | Ames Research Center |
| CApacitive Position Sensor for ActuaTION in extreme environments, Phase I (CAPSATION) | Completed | 3 | Radiation-Hardened Extreme-Environment Components and Implementations | Glenn Research Center |
| Integrated Fiber-Optic Wavefront Sensor and Coherent Combiner (FWSCC) | Completed | 3 | Atmospheric Mitigation | Glenn Research Center |
| Reversible Auto-aligning Dusty Interface for Autonomous Latching (RADIAL) Connector | Completed | 3 | Mechanical Systems | Glenn Research Center |
| Demonstrating the Neutron Detection Capabilities of a GAGG Neutrino Detector | Completed | 5 | Radiation | Wichita State University |
| Real-time Incident Detection for Mission Operations and Science Data Systems | Completed | 3 | Information Processing and Artificial Intelligence | Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
| SHAPE: Shape Memory for a High Turn-Down Ratio | Completed | 3 | Smart Materials | Johnson Space Center |
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