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 170 of 424.
| Title | Status | TRL | Technology area | Lead organization | Last updated | Potential ⓘ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magnetically, Critically-Damped Check Valve | Completed | 4 | Propulsion Systems | Marshall Space Flight Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Radiation Mitigation Theory | Completed | 1 | — | Johnson Space Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Autonomous Multifunctional Sensor Platform | Completed | 5 | In Situ Instruments and Sensors | Goddard Space Flight Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Novel plume deflection concept testing | Completed | 4 | — | Stennis Space Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Additively Manufactured and Integrated Heat Exchangers for Thermal Management (AMIHEX) | Completed | 2 | Manufacturing | Glenn Research Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Novel Ultrasound Assessment of Dynamic Muscle Project | Completed | 3 | — | Johnson Space Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Improving Communication Throughput with Retrodirective Arrays for CubeSat Applications | Completed | 3 | Innovative Antennas | University of Alaska Fairbanks | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Artificial Magnetospheres for Deep Space Radiation Shielding | Completed | 4 | Human Health, Life Support, and Habitation Systems | Marshall Space Flight Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Designing Passive Doped-YSZ Ceramic Coatings For Impact and Wear Resistance Against Lunar Dust | Completed | 2 | Coatings | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Technology Development for Ultra-High-Resolution X-ray Optics | Completed | 3 | Mirror Systems | Marshall Space Flight Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Mobile Electric Energy Rover for Comprehensive Architecture Trades (MEERCAT) | Completed | 3 | Distribution and Transmission | Glenn Research Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Materials Engineered for Re-Entry using Innovative Needling Operations (MERINO) | Completed | 4 | Thermal Protection Systems | Ames Research Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Additive Component Manufacturing | Completed | 4 | Manufacturing Processes | Stennis Space Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Affordable Vehicle Avionics (AVA) | Completed | 6 | — | Ames Research Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| CApacitive Position Sensor for ActuaTION in extreme environments, Phase I (CAPSATION) | Completed | 3 | Radiation-Hardened Extreme-Environment Components and Implementations | Glenn Research Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Integrated Fiber-Optic Wavefront Sensor and Coherent Combiner (FWSCC) | Completed | 3 | Atmospheric Mitigation | Glenn Research Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Reversible Auto-aligning Dusty Interface for Autonomous Latching (RADIAL) Connector | Completed | 3 | Mechanical Systems | Glenn Research Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Demonstrating the Neutron Detection Capabilities of a GAGG Neutrino Detector | Completed | 5 | Radiation | Wichita State University | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Real-time Incident Detection for Mission Operations and Science Data Systems | Completed | 3 | Information Processing and Artificial Intelligence | Jet Propulsion Laboratory | 2025-12-18 | — |
| SHAPE: Shape Memory for a High Turn-Down Ratio | Completed | 3 | Smart Materials | Johnson Space Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Spectral Mass-Gauging with Acoustic Waves (SMG) | Completed | 6 | Integrated Systems and Ancillary Technologies | Ames Research Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Plasma spectroscopy through direct detection with CMOS imaging sensors | Completed | 3 | Detectors and Focal Planes | Goddard Space Flight Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Biologically Inspired Radiation-Reflecting Ablator (BIRRA) for Enabling Entry Descent and Landing Missions to Gas Giant Planets or Radiation-Intensive Environments | Completed | 2 | — | Ames Research Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| NIST in Space: Better Remote Sensors for Better Science | Completed | 3 | Collaborative Science and Engineering | ITT Exelis Geospatial Systems | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Microbial tracking during plant growth using fluorescence reporter strains | Completed | 5 | Food Production, Processing, and Preservation | Kennedy Space Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Photonic Integrated Circuits or Adaptive Ranging and Detection (PICARD) | Completed | 4 | Flight Mechanics and GN&C for Entry, Descent, and Safe Precise Landing | Langley Research Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Parachute Cord Tension Sensor | Completed | 6 | Instrumentation and Health Monitoring for EDL | Johnson Space Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Spacecraft Scale Magnetospheric Protection from Galactic Cosmic Radiation | Completed | 3 | Protection Systems | MSNW, LLC | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Dragon Deep Drilling Platform for Mars Exploration | Completed | 3 | — | Ames Research Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Towards In-Space Addititve Manufacturing of Thermosets and Embedded Fibers | Completed | — | — | Marshall Space Flight Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Directed evolution of Rubisco for improved carbon dioxide capture and conversion | Completed | 3 | Transformative Health and Performance Concepts | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Advancing Computational Methods for Supersonic Retropropulsion | Completed | 3 | Integrated Modeling and Simulation for EDL | Stanford University | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Development and flight testing of in situ airborne spectrally-resolved UV-vis aerosol spectrometers | Completed | 9 | Sensors and Instruments | Langley Research Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Collapsible Space Telescope (CST) for Nanosatellite Imaging and Observation, Year 1 | Completed | 4 | — | Ames Research Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| New Technology for Gas Absorption | Completed | 3 | Atmosphere Revitalization | Yale University | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Dynamic Model Reduction for Battery Repurposing in Human Space Flights | Completed | 2 | State Estimation and Monitoring | Ames Research Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Extractor for Chemical Analysis of Lipid Biomarkers in Regolith (ExCALiBR) | Completed | — | In Situ Resource Use | Ames Research Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Paramagnetic Ionic Liquids for Enhanced Gas Absorption | Completed | 3 | Atmosphere Revitalization | Marshall Space Flight Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Orbital Syngas/Commodity Augmentation Reactor (OSCAR) | Completed | 5 | Waste Management | Kennedy Space Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Distributed Collaboration and Coordination for Planetary Exploration Mission Support | Completed | 3 | Goal and Task Negotiation | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Gas Deployable Nozzle Extension | Completed | 7 | Cryogenic Propulsion | Marshall Space Flight Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Incorporating Self-healing Materials into Lightweight, Inflatable Structures for Deep Space Habitats | Completed | 2 | Materials, Structures, Mechanical Systems, and Manufacturing | Langley Research Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| TEAMS Model for the HPGF LN2 Pump System Diagnostic Utility Project | Completed | 6 | — | Stennis Space Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Reusable Heatshields through Additive Manufacturing (RHAM) | Completed | 6 | Manufacturing Processes | Canopy Aerospace | 2025-12-18 | — |
| A Lightweight Compact Multi-Spectral Imager Using Novel Computer-Generated Micro-Optics and Spectral-Extraction Algorithms | Completed | 4 | Detectors and Focal Planes | University of Utah | 2025-12-18 | — |
| HPDM-30 – A 10 kW/kg Integrated Motor Drive for UAV and Aircraft Electric Propulsion | Completed | 3 | Hybrid Electric Systems | H3X Technologies Inc. | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Semi-Autonomous Telerobotic Manipulation for On-Orbit Spacecraft Servicing and Assembly over Time-Delayed Telemetry | Completed | 3 | Remote Interaction | Johns Hopkins University | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Digital Manufacturing of Lightweight and Efficient Structures via Reconfigurable Lattice Printing | Completed | 3 | Digital Transformation Technologies for Manufacturing | Yale University | 2025-12-18 | — |
| A Space-based Tractor Beam for Neutral Atoms: A Hybridized Magnetic and Optical Trap for Generating Macroscopic Quantum Matter in Orbit, Year 1 | Completed | 4 | In Situ Instruments and Sensors | Jet Propulsion Laboratory | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Experimental Modal Analysis for Determining Cryogenic Tank Levels | Completed | 3 | Power Management and Distribution | Glenn Research Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
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