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 178 of 424.
| Title | Status | TRL | Technology area | Lead organization | Last updated | Potential ⓘ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Instrumented Suit Hard Upper Torso (HUT) for Ergonomic Assessment | Completed | 3 | — | Johnson Space Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Spacesuit Evaporator-Absorber-Radiator (SEAR) | Completed | 4 | Heat Rejection and Storage | Johnson Space Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| DNA Extraction and Preparation for a Sequencing Process from Low Biomass Samples (DEAP Seq PLS) | Completed | 7 | Air, Water, Microbial, and Acoustic Sensors | Johnson Space Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Single-sided Temporary Adhesion in Zero-G | Completed | 3 | — | Johnson Space Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Augmented Reality and the Internet of Things | Completed | 3 | — | Ames Research Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Shark Inspired Flow Control | Completed | 2 | Turbine-Based Jet Engines | Glenn Research Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Spherically Actuated Motor (SAM) | Completed | 4 | — | Marshall Space Flight Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| A Magneton Sputter Deposition System for the Development of Multilayer X-ray Optics, Year 2 | Canceled | 7 | Mirror Systems | Marshall Space Flight Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| A 3-D Printed Microfluidic Microgravity Microbial Fuel Cell for Satellite Missions | Completed | 3 | — | Ames Research Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Solar System Pony Express, (revised from 2019) (PonyEx) | Completed | 2 | Revolutionary Communications Technologies | Jet Propulsion Laboratory | 2025-12-18 | — |
| APIS (Asteroid Provided In-Situ Supplies): 100MT Of Water from a Single Falcon 9 (APIS) | Completed | 3 | Resource Acquisition, Isolation, and Preparation | — | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Electrostatic Separation of Lunar Regolith for Size Beneficiation Using Same-Material Tribocharging | Completed | 3 | Resource Processing for Production of Mission Consumables | University of Maryland-College Park | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Development of an Earth Smallsat Flight Test to Demonstrate Viability of Mars Aerocapture | Completed | 3 | Thermal Protection Systems | University of Colorado Boulder | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Bio-Mimetic Concepts for Next-Generation Turbomachinery | Completed | 6 | — | Glenn Research Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Utilizing Augmented Reality Smart Glasses in Digital Transformation of Space Flight Structures for Limited Tooling Assemblies. | Completed | 5 | Digital Transformation Technologies for Manufacturing | Goddard Space Flight Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Merging Geospatial Data into a User-Friendly Application to Support Sustainable Development, Year 1 | Completed | 7 | — | Stennis Space Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Low Temperature, High-Energy Lithium Metal Batteries Enabled by Lithium Alloy Materials | Completed | 2 | Electrochemical Storage: Batteries | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Graphene Frequency Multiplier for Harsh Environment Communications | Completed | — | Electronics | Glenn Research Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Multi Satellite Cooperative and Non-Cooperative Trajectory Coordination | Completed | 3 | Trajectory Design and Analysis | University of Colorado Boulder | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Space Robotics Challenge | Completed | 6 | — | Johnson Space Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Crystallization studies of zblan glass in an electrostatic levitator | Completed | 2 | Electromagnetic Wave–Based Sensors | Marshall Space Flight Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Utilizing Bosch Generated Carbon for Additive Manufacturing | Completed | 3 | In Situ Manufacturing, Maintenance, and Repair | Marshall Space Flight Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Development of High Efficiency Thermoelectric Devices for In-Space Propulsion | Completed | 4 | Materials for Electrical Power Generation, Energy Storage, Power Distribution, and Electrical Machines | Marshall Space Flight Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Phase-Occulted Visible Nulling Coronagraph | Completed | 3 | — | Goddard Space Flight Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Divert Architectures and Guidance, Navigation, and Control to Enable Pinpoint Landing for Planetary Exploration | Completed | 3 | Flight Mechanics and GN&C for Entry, Descent, and Safe Precise Landing | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | 2025-12-18 | — |
| AMES SWIR Camera (SWIRcam): A Spin-Off Of The Ames Imaging Module (AIM) | Completed | 5 | — | Ames Research Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Heat Transfer Enhancement and Thermal Management for Space Applications Employing Femtosecond Laser Processed Metallic Surfaces with Micro/Nanostructures | Completed | 3 | Heat Transport | University of Nebraska-Lincoln | 2025-12-18 | — |
| A Parallel Boltzmann Simulation for Multi-grid Inertial Electrostatic Confinement Fusion | Completed | 3 | Dynamic Energy Conversion | University of Maryland-College Park | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Novel Solid Electrolyte for Safe and High-Capacity Battery with Internal Thermal Management Capability | Completed | 3 | Electrochemical Storage: Batteries | Glenn Research Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Systemic Autonomy for Robotic Explorers | Completed | 3 | Mission Planning and Scheduling | Carnegie Mellon University | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Rocket Fuel Synthesis by Fisher-Tropsch Process | Completed | 2 | — | Johnson Space Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Disruptive Filter Technology for Spacecraft Water Treatment: The New Promise of Graphene Year 1 of 2 | Completed | 3 | Environmental Control and Life Support Systems and Habitation Systems | Johnson Space Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Design and Analysis of a Practical Heliogyro Blade Control System for Deployment and Flight | Completed | 3 | Solar Sails | University of Colorado Boulder | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Nanocoatings for Wicking of Low Viscosity Cryogens, Year 2 | Completed | 3 | — | Kennedy Space Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| CubeSat with Nanostructured Sensing Instrumentation for Planetary Exploration | Completed | 2 | TPS Testing | University of Southern California | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Organic Magnetic Aerogels (OMA) for Use as Lightweight EM Shields and in Wireless Power Transmission | Completed | 3 | — | Glenn Research Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Doppler FOSS Validation on X-56A Wing | Completed | 3 | Flight Vehicle Systems | Armstrong Flight Research Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Space Object Shape Characterization Using Light Magnitude Measurements From Multiple Observers | Completed | 3 | Orbital Debris Characterization | SUNY Buffalo State | 2025-12-18 | — |
| High Performance Oxidation Resistant Solid Oxide Electrolysis Cells for Mars ISRU | Completed | 3 | Resource Processing for Production of Mission Consumables | Glenn Research Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Leveraging Van der Waals forces to produce BNNT fibers | Active | 2 | Materials for Electrical Power Generation, Energy Storage, Power Distribution, and Electrical Machines | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | 2025-12-18 | High |
| Tailored Coatings for Thermal Protection System (TPS) Peak Radiative Heating | Completed | — | Thermal Protection Materials | Ames Research Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Next-Generation Electronic Systems for Innovative New Space Technologies and for the Nation’s Science, Exploration and Economic Future | Completed | 3 | Special Materials | University of Maryland-College Park | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Simulating the Operational Local Volume for Electrospray ion Thrusters (SOLVEiT) | Completed | 4 | Electrostatic Propulsion | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Waveguide Augmented Radiometric System (WARS) | Completed | 3 | Thermal Management Systems | Armstrong Flight Research Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Collective Robotic Assembly of Discrete Lattice Elements (CRADLE) | Completed | 4 | Microgravity Construction and Assembly | Ames Research Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Gradient Field Imploding Liner Fusion Propulsion System | Completed | 3 | Solar Thermal Propulsion | Marshall Space Flight Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Optics and Optical Coupling for Future CMB Missions | Completed | 3 | Optical Components | University of Chicago | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Cryogenic Selective Surfaces | Completed | 3 | In-Space Propellant Storage and Use | Kennedy Space Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Regenerative Ammonia Recovery from ISS Wastewater to facilitate Plant Growth, Year 1 | Completed | 3 | Water Recovery and Management | Kennedy Space Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Focal Plane Development for the Transition-Edge EBIT Microcalorimeter Spectrometer | Completed | 3 | Detectors and Focal Planes | University of Maryland-College Park | 2025-12-18 | — |
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