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 171 of 424.
| Title | Status | TRL | Technology area | Lead organization | Last updated | Potential ⓘ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Authentication for Propulsion Test Streaming Video Project | Completed | 7 | — | Stennis Space Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Using the Solar Spectrum to Convert the Mars Atmosphere into Fuel with Novel Photocatalysts, Year 1 | Completed | 3 | Resource Processing for Production of Mission Consumables | Kennedy Space Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Ultra High Resolution x-Ray Optics | Completed | 4 | Mirror Systems | Marshall Space Flight Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Novel Low-Loss Low-Noise Dielectric for Superconducting Microwave Devices | Completed | 4 | Remote Sensing Instruments and Sensors | Jet Propulsion Laboratory | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Augmented Reality Environment for Electronic Procedure Systems (AREEPS) | Completed | 6 | — | Johnson Space Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Visual Light Communication for System-System Comm | Completed | 4 | Communications, Navigation, and Orbital Debris Tracking and Characterization Systems | Armstrong Flight Research Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Ultra-Thin Layer Chromatography (UTLC) | Completed | 3 | Atomic and Molecular Species Assessment | Ames Research Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Shaped and Seamless Thermal Protection System | Completed | 3 | — | Ames Research Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Meta-Microlens Array for Efficient Optical Coupling to SPAD Arrays | Completed | 3 | Optical Components | Langley Research Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Multi-Physics Based Thermo-Well Fatigue Design Tool, Year 1 | Completed | 6 | Flight Performance and Analysis | Stennis Space Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Dismantling Rubble Pile Asteroids with AoES (Area-of-Effect Soft-bots) | Completed | 2 | Resource Acquisition, Isolation, and Preparation | University of Colorado Boulder | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Perovskite-based Photovoltaics: A New Pathway to Ultra- Low-Cost Space Power | Completed | 4 | Photovoltaic Electrical Power | Glenn Research Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Hypervelocity Expansion Tube Studies of Blunt Body Aerothermodynamics in CO2 and Air | Completed | 3 | Integrated Modeling and Simulation for EDL | California Institute of Technology | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Advanced Aerocapture System for Enabling Faster-Larger Planetary Science & Human Exploration Missions | Completed | 3 | Hypersonic Decelerators | Langley Research Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Cryogenic Propellant Storage and Handling Efficiency Improvement Project | Completed | 4 | Propellant Production, Storage, and Transfer | Stennis Space Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Deflagration Potential of NFT Fuel Cell Technology | Completed | 6 | Electrochemical Storage: Fuel Cells | Glenn Research Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| ESD of Aerospace Vehicles | Completed | 2 | Ground and Flight Test Technologies | Kennedy Space Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Calibration of Satellite Antenna Arrays using Signals of Opportunity | Completed | 3 | Microwave, Millimeter Waves, and Submillimeter Waves | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Low Creep/Low Relaxation Polymer Composites, Year 2 | Completed | 2 | All-Electric Propulsion | Langley Research Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Characterization of the MSFC Lunar Regolith Terrain Field via geotechnical, electrical, seismic and neutron-spectral field instruments | Completed | 4 | — | — | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Journey to the Center of Icy Moons | Completed | 3 | Below-Surface Mobility | Jet Propulsion Laboratory | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Development and Validation of a Physics-Based Model for Deployable Hypersonic Decelerator Flexible Thermal Protection Systems | Completed | 3 | Thermal Protection Systems | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | 2025-12-18 | — |
| The Fabrication of Ultra-Light Full-Shell Replicated x-Ray Optics by 3D-Printing, Year 1 | Completed | 2 | — | Marshall Space Flight Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Additive Manufacturing of Thermal Protection System (AM-TPS) | Completed | 4 | Manufacturing Processes | Johnson Space Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Thermal and Mechanical Optimization of Structural Thermal Insulation Composites | Completed | 3 | Lightweight Structural Materials | South Dakota School of Mines and Technology | 2025-12-18 | — |
| SCEPS In Space - Non-Radioisotope Power Systems for Sunless Solar System Exploration Missions | Completed | 3 | Below-Surface Mobility | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Heaterless Hollow Cathode Ignition and Operation | Completed | 3 | Electrostatic Propulsion | Colorado State University-Fort Collins | 2025-12-18 | — |
| F-15 Aero Tow Vehicle Development, Year 1 | Completed | 4 | — | Armstrong Flight Research Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Superconducting Readout Circuits for SNSPD Arrays, Year 1 | Completed | 3 | Detector Development | Jet Propulsion Laboratory | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Engineered Hybrid 2D/1D Material Foam - Polymer Composites via Freeze-Drying | Completed | 3 | Thermal Protection Materials | Florida International University | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Glider Swarm Sensor Distribution Study, Year 1 | Completed | 3 | Destination Resource Exploration | Armstrong Flight Research Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Holographic Optical Method for Exoplanet Spectroscopy (HOMES) | Completed | 2 | Mirror Systems | 3DeWitt LLC | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Ionic Salt Cocrystals as Green Propellants | Completed | 2 | Solids | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Predicting deformation and stress as a function of additive manufacturing process parameters for Europa drill | Completed | 2 | Computational Materials | Ames Research Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| SAGE IV Pathfinder | Completed | 3 | — | Langley Research Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Automating Task Network (TN) Generation with Goal Dictionaries, Year 1 | Completed | 3 | Reasoning and Acting Technologies | Jet Propulsion Laboratory | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Physics Based Vision Systems for Robotic Manipulation | Completed | 3 | Sensing for Robotic Systems | Carnegie Mellon University | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Cloud Computing for Science Data Processing in Support of Emergency Response Project | Completed | 3 | Public Cloud Supercomputers | Stennis Space Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| In-situ temperature, velocity, and density measurements in high-speed flows using burst-mode filtered Rayleigh scattering | Completed | 3 | Instrumentation and Health Monitoring for EDL | Purdue University-Main Campus | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Photonic Integrated Circuits for Adaptive Ranging and Detection (PICARD) | Completed | 5 | Vehicle Systems | Langley Research Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Crystal Shielding for Space Radiation – 2nd year renewal | Completed | 3 | Human Health, Life Support, and Habitation Systems | Langley Research Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Adaptable Single Active Loop Thermal Control System (TCS) for Future Space Missions | Completed | 4 | Heat Rejection and Storage | Purdue University-Main Campus | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Electrostatically Enhanced Microbe Collection in the Troposphere and Stratosphere | Completed | 4 | Resource Acquisition, Isolation, and Preparation | Kennedy Space Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Automated Task Monitoring, Feedback and Training for Critical Missions | Completed | 3 | Human-System Performance Modeling | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Laser Processed Heat Exchangers | Completed | 4 | — | Johnson Space Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Commanding and Planning for Robots in Space Operations | Completed | 3 | Execution and Control | Rice University | 2025-12-18 | — |
| ZnO Piezoelectric Nanowires for Use in a Self-Powered Structural Health Monitoring Device for Fiber-Reinforced Composites Uploading Attachment Instructions | Completed | 3 | Lightweight Structural Materials | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Exploration of Sintered Aluminum for In-Space Manufacturing Applications | Completed | 3 | Materials, Structures, Mechanical Systems, and Manufacturing | Marshall Space Flight Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Venus Surface Sample Fetch Vehicle Rendezvous and Retrieval | Completed | 4 | Robotic Systems | Armstrong Flight Research Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Safe and Reliable Li-Metal Anode Technology to Enable Next Generation High Energy Battery | Completed | 2 | Electrochemical Storage: Batteries | Glenn Research Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
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