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 180 of 422.
| Title | Status | TRL | Technology area | Lead organization |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pi - Terminal Defense for Humanity | Completed | 2 | Orbital Debris Mitigation | University of California-Santa Barbara |
| Parametric Study of Additive Manufacturing using Martian Regolith Metal Recovered with Ionic Liquids | Completed | 4 | Waste Management | Marshall Space Flight Center |
| Nuclear Fragmentation Spectrometer | Completed | 4 | Radiation Transport and Risk Modeling | Johnson Space Center |
| Modeling Inspection to Reduce Time and Cost of Verification and Validation on On-Orbit Structures. | Completed | 5 | Nondestructive Inspection, Evaluation, and Root Cause Analysis | Langley Research Center |
| Development of RF Photonic Transceivers for Communication and Remote Sensing | Completed | — | Microwave, Millimeter Waves, and Submillimeter Waves | Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Composites in Braided Experimental High-speed Rotation (CiBEHR) Coupling | Completed | 4 | Integrated Systems and Ancillary Technologies | Marshall Space Flight Center |
| Magnetic Payload Separation Demonstration (MagSep), Year 2 | Completed | 4 | Deployables, Docking, and Interfaces | Armstrong Flight Research Center |
| In-situ Surface Modification of Multi-Principal Element Alloys for Enhanced Durability in Extreme Environments | Completed | 3 | Materials for Extreme Environments | University of Minnesota-Twin Cities |
| SUPERBall Bot | Completed | 4 | — | Ames Research Center |
| Development of Semi-Autonomous and Autonomous Electrohydrodynamic Inkjet Printing for In-space Manufacturing based on Artificial Intelligence | Active | 2 | Digital Transformation Technologies for Manufacturing | University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| Structural Health Monitoring utilizing an Automated Optical Fiber Switching Network | Completed | 4 | TPS Instrumentation | Armstrong Flight Research Center |
| Digital Astronaut Simuation for Lunar Surface Operations | Completed | 5 | V&V of Ground, Test, and Surface Systems | Johnson Space Center |
| Gravity Independence of Microchannel Two-Phase Flow | Completed | 4 | Heat Transport | Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Mars Ascent Vehicle Sizing & Habitability Assessment | Completed | 4 | — | Johnson Space Center |
| Vastly Improved Search for Interstellar Asteroids, Year 2 | Completed | 5 | Observatories | Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
| Uncertainty Quantification Applied to the Analysis and Design of Hypersonic Inflatable Atmospheric Decelerators for Spacecraft Re-Entry | Completed | 3 | Thermal Protection Systems | Missouri University of Science and Technology |
| BROADband, Compact and Agile Silicon Photonics Technology (BROADCAST) | Completed | 4 | Quantum Communications | University of California-Santa Barbara |
| Touchless Despinning of Asteroids and Comets via Neutral Beam Emmitting Spacecraft | Completed | 3 | Grappling Technologies | University of Maryland-College Park |
| Data-driven Material Models for Certification by Analysis | Completed | 2 | Computational Materials | Langley Research Center |
| Investigation of lunar regolith reduction via hydrogen plasma in different plasma environments | Completed | 3 | Habitation Systems | Kennedy Space Center |
| Moon Medicine: Blood Staining and Novel Miniaturized Imaging Technology to Facilitate both Research and Critical Lunar Diagnosis, Year 2 | Completed | 5 | Atomic and Molecular Species Assessment | Johnson Space Center |
| NTP Flight Demonstration Study | Completed | 4 | Nuclear Thermal Propulsion | Marshall Space Flight Center |
| SCOPE: ScienceCraft for Outer Planet Exploration (SCOPE) | Completed | 2 | Solar Sails | Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Multi-Fidelity Modeling and Simulation for the Analysis of Deployable Re-Entry Technologies Under Uncertainty | Completed | 3 | Integrated Modeling and Simulation for EDL | Missouri University of Science and Technology |
| RFCS-Like Modified Multicopter Autopilot for Autonomy Research | Completed | 8 | Flight Computing and Avionics | Armstrong Flight Research Center |
| Data-driven autonomous discovery of refractory high entropy alloys | Active | 2 | Computational Materials | Cornell University |
| Cavity Enhanced Thomson Scattering Diagnostic for Electron Measurements in Weakly Ionized Discharges | Completed | 3 | Electrostatic Propulsion | Colorado State University-Fort Collins |
| Integrated Computational Design of Graded Alloys Made with Additive Manufacturing | Completed | 3 | Computational Materials | University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus |
| Dynamic Orbital Slingshot for Rendezvous with Interstellar Objects | Completed | 2 | Rendezvous, Proximity Operations, and Capture Trajectory Design and Orbit Determination | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Electro-Thermal Actuation Control for Unlocking Memory Metal Power Generation & Energy Conversion, Year 1 | Completed | 4 | Dynamic Energy Conversion | Stennis Space Center |
| Experimental Setup to Simulate Structure-Property-Process Relationship of Lunar Regolith | Completed | 4 | Information Processing and Artificial Intelligence | Glenn Research Center |
| Autonomous Navigation Using LiAISON in the Earth-Moon System | Completed | 3 | Onboard Navigation Algorithms | University of Colorado Boulder |
| Developing Advanced Broadband Microwave Detectors for Next-Generation CMB Polarization Studies | Completed | 3 | Detectors and Focal Planes | Princeton University |
| Noise-Driven Proprotor Design for AAM/UAM Vehicles | Completed | 4 | Aeroacoustics | Langley Research Center |
| Stochastic Optimal Control for Powered Descent Guidance | Completed | 3 | Flight Mechanics and GN&C for Entry, Descent, and Safe Precise Landing | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus |
| Smart Video Guidance Sensor (SVGS) | Canceled | 5 | Guidance and Targeting Algorithms | Marshall Space Flight Center |
| Automated Robust Maneuver Design and Optimization | Completed | 3 | Ground-Based Maneuvering, Pointing, Stabilization, and Flight Control Algorithms | University of Colorado Boulder |
| Optimization and Sub-Pixel Resolution for Enhanced hYpersonic Heat-flux Distribution (OSPREY-HD) | Completed | 4 | Ground, Test, and Surface Systems | Armstrong Flight Research Center |
| Overcoming Cryotank Challenges: Thermoplastic Resins Based on Integrated Computation and Experiment | Completed | 4 | Propulsion Systems | Langley Research Center |
| Mini Bee Prototype to Demonstrate the Apis Mission Architecture and Optical Mining Technology | Completed | 4 | Resource Acquisition, Isolation, and Preparation | Trans Astronautica Corporation |
| Deploying Fiber Bragg Gratings for Dynamic Structural Health Monitoring Via a Reusable Rocket Launch Platform | Completed | 6 | Sensors and Instruments | Armstrong Flight Research Center |
| Multi-resolution Traversability Assessment for Collaborative Surface Navigation, Year 1 | Completed | 4 | Mobility | Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
| Soil conditioning device for ISRU soil preparation and excavation tools | Completed | 4 | Resource Acquisition, Isolation, and Preparation | Glenn Research Center |
| Visual Odometry for Autonomous Deep-Space Navigation, Year 3 | Completed | 5 | — | Johnson Space Center |
| Composite Technologies for Exploration (CTE) | Completed | 5 | Manufacturing Processes | Marshall Space Flight Center |
| Rapid Reaction Development Demonstration (R2D2) | Completed | 5 | Advanced Commercial-off-the-Shelf Technologies | Ames Research Center |
| Integrated nanophotonic bio/chemical sensor for cryogenic environments | Completed | — | Atomic and Molecular Species Assessment | Glenn Research Center |
| Data-Driven Modeling and Optimization of Robotic In-situ Consolidation of Thermoplastic Composites | Completed | 2 | Digital Transformation Technologies for Manufacturing | The University of Texas at Austin |
| Spacecraft Formation Dynamics, Design and Control on Quasi-periodic Tori | Completed | 3 | Guidance Algorithms | University of Colorado Boulder |
| Design Automation Algorithm for Soft Robots | Completed | 3 | Manufacturing Processes | Cornell University |
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