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 177 of 422.
| Title | Status | TRL | Technology area | Lead organization |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bi- or Tri- Propellant Rocket with Thrust Augmented Nozzle, Light Version | Canceled | 4 | Cryogenic Propulsion | Armstrong Flight Research Center |
| Relative Motion and Proximity Operations Beyond Earth Orbit | Completed | 3 | Onboard Navigation Algorithms | The University of Texas at Austin |
| Development of conical off-plane gratings for future X-ray spectrometers | Completed | 3 | Optical Components | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus |
| Enhanced Cryogen Transfer via a TVS Augmented Injector (CryoTI) | Completed | 5 | Integrated Systems and Ancillary Technologies | Marshall Space Flight Center |
| Cryogenic Selective Surfaces | Completed | — | — | Kennedy Space Center |
| Targeting "Absolute" Salinity for Earth and Space | Completed | 2 | — | Johnson Space Center |
| High Thrust-Density Electrostatic Engines Project | Completed | 7 | — | Glenn Research Center |
| KSC In-Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU) Technologies | Completed | 4 | Resource Processing for Production of Mission Consumables | Kennedy Space Center |
| Flat Fabrication of Progressively Self-Assembling Space Systems | Completed | 2 | Deployables, Docking, and Interfaces | Auburn University |
| 3D Printed Habitat - Structural Member Competition | Completed | 3 | Surface Construction and Assembly | Kennedy Space Center |
| Sweeping Arrays for Film Cooling, Year 1 | Completed | 4 | — | Glenn Research Center |
| Reusable, Aeroassisted Orbit Transfer Vehicle Development that Mitigates Mars Transportation System Risks | Completed | 1 | Architecture Design and Analysis | Langley Research Center |
| 3D Print Small Flight Heat Shield Prototype, Year 3 | Completed | 4 | Thermal Protection Systems | Johnson Space Center |
| PICULS: Photonic Integrated Circuits for Ultra-Low Size, Weight and Power | Completed | 4 | Quantum Communications | University of California-Santa Barbara |
| Advanced Fuel Forms for Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Applications | Completed | 3 | Nuclear Thermal Propulsion | The University of Tennessee-Knoxville |
| ISRU-Martian Dust Filter (MDF-BAA) | Completed | 5 | Resource Acquisition, Isolation, and Preparation | BlazeTech |
| Enabling Hybrid Aerospace Structures | Completed | 6 | Manufacturing Processes | Glenn Research Center |
| Optimizing plant canopy photon capture efficiency for bioregenerative life support systems | Completed | 3 | Transformative Health and Performance Concepts | University of Colorado Boulder |
| Tunable, Resettable, Printable, Impact Energy Absorbing Matrix | Completed | 2 | Air, Water, Microbial, and Acoustic Sensors | Goddard Space Flight Center |
| TRL Advancement of 3D Printed Electronics Packaging | Completed | — | Electronic Packaging and Implementations | Marshall Space Flight Center |
| A DC Transformer, Year 1 | Completed | 3 | — | Kennedy Space Center |
| A DC Transformer, Year 2 | Completed | 3 | — | Kennedy Space Center |
| Microwave Kinetic Inductance Detector Development | Completed | 3 | Optical Components | University of California-Santa Barbara |
| Institute for Ultra-Strong Composites by Computational Design (US-COMP) | Completed | 2 | Lightweight Structural Materials | Michigan Technological University |
| Luminescence Cryothermometry, Year 1 | Completed | 2 | In Situ Manufacturing, Maintenance, and Repair | Glenn Research Center |
| Lunar Propellant Production Plant (LP3-TP) | Completed | 5 | Resource Processing for Production of Manufacturing, Construction, and Energy Storage Feedstock Materials | Skyre, Inc. |
| Ceramic Coatings for Electric Aircraft Propulsion | Completed | 3 | Electric Space Propulsion | Glenn Research Center |
| 600W Hall Thruster Qualification Life Test (Hall Qual) | Completed | 6 | Aerospace Power and Energy Storage | Busek Company, Inc. |
| Boron Nitride Aid for High-Z X-ray Optics and Substrate Enhancements | Completed | 4 | Mirror Systems | Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Guidance and Control of Electrospray Thruster Actuated CubeSat | Completed | 3 | Electrostatic Propulsion | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Fabrication, Test, and Evaluation of Annular Ion Optics for Space Propulsion and Materials Processing Applications | Completed | 4 | Electrostatic Propulsion | Glenn Research Center |
| Nano-ADEPT Lifting: Design Development for a Lifting Flight Test Demonstration | Completed | 2 | — | Ames Research Center |
| A Tall Ship and a Star to Steer Her By | Completed | 3 | State Estimation | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| No Moving Part Stirling Power, Year 2 | Completed | 4 | Dynamic Energy Conversion | Glenn Research Center |
| Adaptive Control Methods for Soft Robots | Completed | 3 | Execution and Control | Brigham Young University-Provo |
| Bioinspired Broadband Antireflection Coatings at Long Wavelengths for Space Applications | Completed | 4 | Optical Components | University of Florida |
| High turndown ratio heat switch using temperature-dependent magnetic forces | Completed | 3 | Heat Transport | Rice University |
| NavDev - Next Generation Navigation Capabilities | Completed | 3 | — | Goddard Space Flight Center |
| A Framework for Accurate, Full-Field EDL Environment Reconstruction from Distributed Thermal Measurements | Active | 2 | Instrumentation and Health Monitoring for EDL | University of Maryland-College Park |
| Development and Optimization of a Bimodal Ion-Chemical Thruster System Using Novel Ionic Liquid Monopropellants | Completed | 3 | Electrostatic Propulsion | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Novel Low-Loss Low-Noise Dielectric for Superconducting Microwave Devices | Completed | 3 | Remote Sensing Instruments and Sensors | Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
| Atomic Planar Power for Lightweight Exploration (APPLE) | Completed | 2 | Other Aerospace Power and Energy Storage | The Aerospace Corporation |
| Scalable Membrane-supported IL CO2 capture and removal systems | Completed | 3 | Atmosphere Revitalization | Arizona State University-Tempe |
| Simplified Adaptive Flight Control for Small UAVs | Completed | — | Verification and Validation of Autonomous Systems | Armstrong Flight Research Center |
| Ultra-low power and wearable CO2 sensors, Year 1 | Completed | 3 | Contactless and Wearable Human Health and Performance Monitoring | Ames Research Center |
| Breakthrough Long-life High-Isp Hall Thruster Technology With Auxiliary Gas Injection, Year 2 | Completed | 3 | Electrostatic Propulsion | Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
| Quantum-based Distributed Estimation for Multi-Agent Planetary Exploration | Completed | 3 | Sensing and Perception | Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
| Smart Habitat Robotics: Manipulation Technology to Enable Autonomous Uncrewed Habitats | Completed | 5 | Dexterous Manipulation | Johnson Space Center |
| Subscale Magnetic Nozzle for Fusion Propulsion Plasma Deflection | Completed | 3 | Solar Thermal Propulsion | University of Alabama in Huntsville |
| Mini Bee Capture Bag for Active Debris Remediation | Completed | 3 | Orbital Debris Mitigation | Trans Astronautica Corporation |
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