NASA Technology Projects

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 182 of 422.

Title	Status	TRL	Technology area	Lead organization
Decision Support System Development for Human Extravehicular Activity	Completed	3	Human-System Performance Modeling	Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
Burrowing Robot for Extraterrestrial Soil Sampling and Anchoring	Completed	3	Below-Surface Mobility	University of California-Santa Barbara
Energy Harvesting to Power a Compact Plasma Actuator for Aerospace and Laboratory Applications, Year 2	Completed	4	—	Glenn Research Center
Modeling of Micro-Meteoroid and Orbital Debris Impacted Thermal Protection Materials	Completed	3	Integrated Modeling and Simulation for EDL	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Electrostatic Detumble of Space Objects	Completed	3	Capture Mechanisms and Fixtures	University of Colorado Boulder
Extreme metamaterial solar sails for breakthrough space exploration	Completed	2	Solar Sails	University of Southern California
Parallel, frequency-domain Solvers for Wave Propagation in 3D, Spatially Inhomogeneous Media (SWaP-SIM3D)	Completed	2	Computational Fluid Dynamics Technologies	Langley Research Center
Space Plasma Environment Induced Luminescence of Materials on Space Based Observatories	Completed	3	Materials for Extreme Environments	Utah State University
Advanced Compatibility Characterization of AF-M315E with Spacecraft Propulsion System Materials Project	Completed	4	Earth Storable Propellants	Johnson Space Center
Uncovering the Chemical Processes during Atmospheric Entry of a Carbon/Phenolic Ablator: Laboratory Studies by In Situ Mass Spectrometric and Molecular Beam Techniques	Completed	4	Thermal Protection Systems	Montana State University - Bozeman
Expendable Growth Substrate and Hardware Development for the Safe Production of Microgreens	Completed	3	Food Production, Processing, and Preservation	Kennedy Space Center
Characterization of a 100-kW Three Channel Nested Hall Thruster	Completed	3	Electrostatic Propulsion	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
WindBots: persistent in-situ science explorers for gas giants	Completed	2	Above-Surface Mobility	Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Enhanced Predictions of Time to Critical Dielectric Breakdown of Materials Under Prolonged Exposure to Space Plasma Environments	Completed	3	Materials for Electrical Power Generation, Energy Storage, Power Distribution, and Electrical Machines	Utah State University
Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Traffic Management (UTM) for Enabling Low Altitude Civilian Applications Element	Completed	6	Safe All-Vehicle Access	Ames Research Center
Achromatic Metamaterial Polarization Modulator for Precision CMB Measurements	Completed	3	Optical Components	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Development Testing of a 100mN Green Propellant Thruster for Cubesat Propulsion	Completed	4	Electrostatic Propulsion	Marshall Space Flight Center
Detection, Tracking, and Identification of Asteroids through On-board Image Analysis	Completed	4	Optical Components	Johns Hopkins University
Lunar Crater Radio Telescope (LCRT) on the Far-Side of the Moon	Completed	2	Structures and Antennas	Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Development of InAlAs Top Cell for High Specific Power Multijunction Photovoltaics	Completed	3	Photovoltaic Electrical Power	Rochester Institute of Technology
Proximity Navigation Near and Mapping of Asteroids	Completed	3	Onboard Navigation Algorithms	Texas A & M University-College Station
Loop Heat Pipe with a Vapor Driven Suction	Completed	3	Thermal Control Components and Systems	Goddard Space Flight Center
Kinetic Inductance Detectors for Far-Infrared Spectroscopy	Completed	3	Detectors and Focal Planes	University of Pennsylvania
Quantifying and Maximizing Performance of a Human-Centric Robot under Precision, Safety, and Robot Specification Constraints	Completed	3	Multimodal and Proximate Interaction	The University of Texas at Austin
MicroAngelo: 3D Nanostructure Fabrication by Manipulation of Surface Forces	Completed	3	Lightweight Structural Materials	California Institute of Technology
Variable Emissive Smart Radiator for Dynamic Thermal Control	Completed	2	Heat Rejection and Storage	Goddard Space Flight Center
Improving the Fidelity of Structural Analysis and Sizing in Multi-Disciplinary Design of Space Systems	Completed	3	Design and Certification Methods	Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
Maximizing Function through Intelligent Robot Actuator Control	Completed	3	Onboard Maneuvering, Pointing, Stabilization, and Flight Control Algorithms	The University of Texas at Austin
Microfluidic Array of Externally Fed Electrospray Thrusters for Micro-Propulsion	Completed	3	Electrostatic Propulsion	California Institute of Technology
Biogenic structures coaxed from reprogrammed organisms	Completed	3	Lightweight Structural Materials	Ames Research Center
Air Control for Plant Growth Chambers in Microgravity	Completed	3	Atmosphere Revitalization	Kennedy Space Center
Passive Charge Dissipating Work Function Matching Coating for Reducing Adhesion of Lunar Dust	Completed	2	Particulate Contamination Prevention and Mitigation	Glenn Research Center
Microbes Eating Rocket Propellant Hypergols (MERPHs)	Completed	3	—	Kennedy Space Center
Solid State Energy Conversion for Deep Space Power	Completed	3	Heat Sources	Tufts University
High Specific-impulse Electrospray Explorer for Deep-space (HiSPEED)	Completed	5	Electrostatic Propulsion	Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Fail Operational Capabilities for Caretaking & Utilization Scenarios (FOCCUS)	Canceled	6	Dexterous Manipulation	Johnson Space Center
Sub-Pixel Inter-Satellite Imagery Cross-Calibration via Image Decomposition and Dynamic Filtering	Completed	3	Field and Particle Detectors	Cornell University
Achromatic Phase Shifting Mask for High Performance PIAA Coronagraphy	Completed	3	Optical Components	University of Arizona
Developing a Model of a Multispecies Biofilm under Microgravity	Completed	3	Environmental Control and Life Support Systems and Habitation Systems	Kennedy Space Center
Broad Bandwidth Metamaterial Antireflection Coatings for Measurement of the Cosmic Microwave Background	Completed	4	Optical Components	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
A Mobile Frequency-Modulated Continuous-Wave (FMCW) Light Detection and Radar (LiDAR) System for Lunar Surface Terrain-Mapping and Navigation	Completed	4	Network-Provided Position, Navigation, and Timing	Marshall Space Flight Center
In-Space Manufacture of Storable Propellants	Completed	3	Earth Storable Propellants	Deep Space Industries, Inc.
Flexible Electrostatic Tools for Capture & Handling, Year 2 (FETCH)	Completed	4	—	Marshall Space Flight Center
Computationally Efficient Framework for 3D Flow-Coupled Radiative Calculations	Completed	3	Integrated Modeling and Simulation for EDL	Ames Research Center
Precision Cleaning Robot	Completed	4	Planetary Protection	Kennedy Space Center
Thermal History Mapping Technology for Turbine Engine Diagnostics	Completed	3	Thermal Conditioning for Sensors, Instruments, Samples, and High-Efficiency Electric Motors	Glenn Research Center
Investigation of a Fiber Optic Strain Sensing (FOSS) Distributed Load Calibration Methodology	Completed	4	—	Armstrong Flight Research Center
Ionic Polyimides: New High Performance Polymers for Additive Manufacturing - FY17	Completed	2	Manufacturing Processes	Marshall Space Flight Center
Innovations in Understanding and Modeling Cryogenic Propellants for Long-Duration Spaceflight	Completed	4	Integrated Systems and Ancillary Technologies	Purdue University-Main Campus
Silicon Carbide (SiC) Quantum Sensor Networks	Completed	3	Atomic and Molecular Species Assessment	Glenn Research Center

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ℹ️ About this data

Sourced from NASA TechPort, NASA's public technology-project inventory. Harvested gradually into our own database — TechPort's API only returns one project's full detail per call, so ~21,000 projects take a while to cover.
TRL (Technology Readiness Level) is NASA's 1-9 scale for how mature a technology is: 1-3 is basic research/concept, 4-6 is lab/relevant-environment validation, 7-9 is flight-proven. Lower TRL generally means more room for outside research contribution; higher TRL means something closer to a finished, licensable technology.
"Active" vs "Completed" reflects TechPort's own project status, not funding availability — see the insights page for how to actually act on this.

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