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 173 of 422.
| Title | Status | TRL | Technology area | Lead organization |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lunar Surface Operations Modeling Using Digital Astronaut Simulation | Completed | — | Behavioral Health and Performance | Johnson Space Center |
| Cubesat Reliability Experiment Design and Prototype | Completed | 5 | — | Ames Research Center |
| Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) Simulation Tool | Completed | 3 | Avionics Performance, Reliability, and Fault-Tolerance Analysis and Modeling | Johnson Space Center |
| Mars Environment Sensor Materials | Completed | 3 | Destination Resource Exploration | Glenn Research Center |
| Analysis of “Dark PV” Thermoradiative Power Generation | Completed | 3 | Other Advanced Concepts for Generating and Converting Power | Glenn Research Center |
| Development of Inkjet Printed Thin-Film Patterned Batteries | Completed | 3 | Electrochemical Storage: Batteries | Glenn Research Center |
| Quiet Commercial Aircraft via Reduced Slat Deflection | Completed | 4 | Advanced Atmospheric Flight Vehicles | Ames Research Center |
| Mid-L/D Ballistic Range Aerodynamics Test | Completed | 4 | — | Johnson Space Center |
| Mid-Infrared Linear-Variable Filter Technology Development | Completed | 2 | Optical Components | Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Rapid Trajectory Construction for Spacecraft within Multi-Body Systems | Completed | 3 | Tools and Methodologies for Defining Mission Architectures and Mission Design | University of Colorado Boulder |
| Assemblers: A modular and reconfigurable manipulation system for autonomous in-space assembly | Completed | — | Robotics Integration | Langley Research Center |
| Lithium-ion (Li-ion) Lunar Hibernation Survival | Completed | 3 | Electrochemical Storage: Batteries | Glenn Research Center |
| Asynchronous A/D Converter for In Situ Instruments Operating under Extreme Environments | Completed | 4 | Environment Sensors | University of Arkansas |
| Autonomous Spacecraft Trajectory Design via Reinforcement Learning | Completed | 3 | Dynamics Analysis, Modeling, and Simulation Tools | Purdue University-Main Campus |
| Crew Health And Recreation Gear Exercise Device | Completed | 4 | Prevention and Countermeasures | Johnson Space Center |
| All terrain lunar landing using adjustable strut systems and stereo-vision with machine learning based navigation | Completed | 3 | Touchdown Systems | University of Florida |
| Non-Powered Spectrophotometry for Lighting | Completed | 6 | — | Johnson Space Center |
| Hydrogen-Helium Mixtures: Fundamental Measurements, Neutral Droplet Buoyancy, Evaporation, and Boiling | Completed | 3 | Integrated Systems and Ancillary Technologies | Washington State University |
| Neodymium-doped Alumina (Nd:Al2O3): A New Solid-State Laser Material for Tunable, High Power, Short Pulsed Laser Applications | Completed | 3 | Lasers | Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Hybrid Thermal Control System for Lunar Habitation Systems | Completed | 4 | Thermal Management Systems | Marshall Space Flight Center |
| Multilayer Optimized Uniform Nanomachined Diffractive (MOUND) Solar Wrap | Completed | 3 | — | Ames Research Center |
| Thermo-mechanical Optimization for Optical Instruments: Multidisciplinary Design of 3D Printed Graded Metal Structures, Year 2 (GMS3D) | Completed | 4 | Structures | Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
| The Micro-X High Resolution X-Ray Imaging Spectrometer | Completed | 3 | Detectors and Focal Planes | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Polarization-Sensitive Focal Plane Array for Compact Imaging Spectrometers | Completed | 3 | Detectors and Focal Planes | University of Southern California |
| Cardiovascular Countermeasures | Completed | 8 | Prevention and Countermeasures | Johnson Space Center |
| Development of Gaseous Tritium Light Source (GTLS) Polymeric Material Coating | Completed | 4 | Materials, Structures, Mechanical Systems, and Manufacturing | — |
| Next Generation Silicon Based Solar Arrays for Space Stations and Other Permanent Space Infrastructure | Completed | 4 | Photovoltaic Electrical Power | Solestial, Inc. |
| Heisenberg vortex for light-weight refrigeration of liquid hydrogen | Completed | 3 | In-Space Propellant Storage and Use | Washington State University |
| Automated Precision Maneuvering and Landing in Extreme and Constrained Environments | Completed | 3 | Onboard Maneuvering, Pointing, Stabilization, and Flight Control Algorithms | Carnegie Mellon University |
| Mitigating Aerospace Vehicle Communication Blackout by an experimental demonstration of “Magnetic Windows” | Completed | 3 | Launch and Reentry Communications | Glenn Research Center |
| Mission Trade Space Evaluation through Multiphysics Design and Optimization | Completed | 3 | Multiscale, Multiphysics, and Multifidelity Simulation | Carnegie Mellon University |
| Ionic Liquid Epoxy for Joining of Cryofluids Handling Plumbing | Completed | 3 | Lightweight Structural Materials | Marshall Space Flight Center |
| Development of a Novel Receiver for Coherent Communications | Completed | 4 | Optical Communications | Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Electrically-Controlled Extinguishable Solid Propellant | Completed | 4 | Solids | Marshall Space Flight Center |
| High-capacity Free-space Optical Communications with Orbital Angular Momentum | Completed | 3 | Optimetrics | Glenn Research Center |
| Towards GPU-Accelerated Flow Solvers for Planetary Entry | Completed | — | Atmosphere Characterization | Ames Research Center |
| Electric Sail Propulsion Test and Validation | Completed | 3 | — | Marshall Space Flight Center |
| Computational Design of an Additive Manufacturing Process to Produce Tailorable, Multifunctional Gradient Alloys | Completed | 3 | Manufacturing Processes | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus |
| Tactile Sensing and Control for Space Applications | Completed | 3 | Sensing for Robotic Systems | Stanford University |
| GPGPU Parallel SPIN Model Checker | Completed | 3 | Software Modeling and Model Checking | Stony Brook University |
| Human Forward Contamination Assessment of EVA and ECLSS Systems, Year 2 | Completed | 6 | — | Johnson Space Center |
| High-Efficiency Feedhorn-Coupled Detector Arrays to Enable Next-Generation Space-Based CMB Polarization Missions | Completed | 4 | Detectors and Focal Planes | Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Highly Organized Multi-agent Enclosure (HOME) | Completed | 2 | Surface Construction and Assembly | Langley Research Center |
| MOSAIC: Miniature Optical Steered Antenna for Intersatellite Communication | Completed | 4 | Pointing, Acquisition, and Tracking Techniques and Technologies | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Spectre | Completed | 4 | Propulsion Systems | Marshall Space Flight Center |
| Pulsed Laser Spectroscopies for Investigating Questions of Astrobiology | Completed | 3 | Environment Sensors | Harvard University |
| Polarized Microwave Background Technologies for Inflationary Gravitational Wave Detection | Completed | 3 | Detectors and Focal Planes | Johns Hopkins University |
| Advanced Single Phase Thermal Radiator for Moon-to-Mars Exploration | Completed | 2 | Thermal Management Systems | Center Independent Research & Development: MSFC IRAD |
| EDL Model Validation | Completed | 7 | — | Ames Research Center |
| Solid State Air Purification System | Completed | 3 | Atmosphere Revitalization | eSionic Corporation |
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