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 26 of 424.
| Title | Status | TRL | Technology area | Lead organization | Last updated | Potential ⓘ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Global Optimization of Interplanetary Missions with, Hybrid Propulsion, Multi-Stage Spacecraft, Aerocapture, and Planetary Atmospheric Probes (EMTG) | Completed | 3 | Tools and Methodologies for Defining Mission Architectures and Mission Design | Goddard Space Flight Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Spaceport Compatible Optical Sensor Suite for Hazardous Gas Detection, Phase I | Completed | — | Radiation-Hardened Extreme-Environment Components and Implementations | Kennedy Space Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Hurricane Storm Surge and Flood Modeling Using Advanced Topographic Analysis Pro, Phase I | Completed | — | Food Production, Processing, and Preservation | Stennis Space Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| HPC Benchmark Suite NMx, Phase I | Completed | — | Automated Exascale Software Development Toolset | Jet Propulsion Laboratory | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Intelligent Displays for Time-Critical Maneuvering of Multi-Axis Vehicles, Phase II | Completed | — | Informatics and Decision Support Systems | Ames Research Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| A Doppler Radar/Spectrometer for Characterization of Gas and Dust on Primitive Bodies and Icy Moons | Completed | — | Microwave, Millimeter Waves, and Submillimeter Waves | — | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Electrostatic Clamp, Phase I | Completed | — | Informatics and Decision Support Systems | Goddard Space Flight Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| PIP/MI Matrix SiC/SiC CMCs, Phase II | Completed | — | Food Production, Processing, and Preservation | Glenn Research Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Non-Axisymmetric Infrared Plume Tomography for Rocket Plume Species and Temperature Distributions, Phase I | Completed | — | Radiation-Hardened Extreme-Environment Components and Implementations | Stennis Space Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Embedded Dual-Function Arc Fault Circuit Breaker/ Locator based on OSA, Phase I | Completed | — | Radiation-Hardened Extreme-Environment Components and Implementations | Armstrong Flight Research Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Low-Cost Hardware for In-Space Oxygen/Hydrogen Propulsion, Phase I | Completed | — | Nuclear Thermal Propulsion | Johnson Space Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Motion Sickness and Simulator Sickness: A Hand-Held Computerized Prediction Tool, Phase I | Completed | — | Food Production, Processing, and Preservation | Johnson Space Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Meteor Detection and UV Spectral Analysis System, Phase II | Completed | — | Food Production, Processing, and Preservation | Goddard Space Flight Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Bio-inspired Processing of Composite Films having Negative-Stiffness for Mechanical Damping, Phase I | Completed | — | Radiation-Hardened Extreme-Environment Components and Implementations | Langley Research Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Capillarity Driven Flow Of Propellant Liquids In Colloidal Satellite Thrusters, Phase I | Completed | — | Electrothermal Propulsion | Jet Propulsion Laboratory | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Design-Oriented Aeroservoelastic ZAERO Capability for 3D Configuration Shape MDO, Phase I | Completed | — | Food Production, Processing, and Preservation | Langley Research Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Lift Gas Cracker, Phase I | Completed | — | Radiation-Hardened Extreme-Environment Components and Implementations | Goddard Space Flight Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| High-Performance, Low-Sonic-Boom Supersonic Cruise Inlet, Phase I | Completed | — | Propulsion Flowpath and Interactions | Armstrong Flight Research Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| High Temperature Polymer Nanocomposites for Cryogenic Fuel Tanks, Phase I | Completed | — | Radiation-Hardened Extreme-Environment Components and Implementations | Langley Research Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Extreme Access & Lunar Ice Mining in Permanently Shadowed Craters | Completed | 3 | Resource Acquisition, Isolation, and Preparation | Kennedy Space Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Conformable Thermoelectric Device for Waste Heat Scavenging in Space Applications, Phase I | Completed | 3 | Static Energy Conversion | Marshall Space Flight Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Multifunctional Thermal Protection System for Future Space Transportation Vehicles, Phase I | Completed | — | Measurement and Control | Langley Research Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| ISS Leak Detection and Astrophysics with Lobster-Eye X-Ray Detector | Completed | 2 | Detectors and Focal Planes | Goddard Space Flight Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Improved Rocket Test Engine Video Recording with Computational Photography and Computer Vision Techniques | Completed | 5 | V&V of Ground, Test, and Surface Systems | Stennis Space Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| The Double-Mixing Vortex Mixer/Injector, Phase I | Completed | — | Food Production, Processing, and Preservation | Glenn Research Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Aircraft Prognostics and Health Management, and Adaptive Reconfigurable Control, Phase II | Completed | — | Reciprocating Internal Combustion | Armstrong Flight Research Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Solid Hydrogen Particle Propulsion (SHPP), Phase I | Completed | — | Solids | Glenn Research Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| ZnO HEMTs on Flexible Substrates for Large Area Monolithic Antenna Applications, Phase I | Completed | — | Microwave, Millimeter Waves, and Submillimeter Waves | Jet Propulsion Laboratory | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Diamonite(TM)-bonded C/C Composite for Thermal Protection of Re-entry Bodies, Phase II | Completed | — | Measurement and Control | Langley Research Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| EFun:the Plume Sampling System for Enceladus | Completed | 4 | Environment Sensors | — | 2018-10-10 | — |
| A Microfluidic Ion Analyzer, Phase II | Completed | — | Food Production, Processing, and Preservation | Jet Propulsion Laboratory | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Distributed Optical Fiber Sensor Demodulation System, Phase I | Completed | — | Food Production, Processing, and Preservation | Langley Research Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Antistatic Thermal Control Coatings, Phase I | Completed | — | Radiation-Hardened Extreme-Environment Components and Implementations | Jet Propulsion Laboratory | 2018-10-10 | — |
| A switchable holographic circle to point converter for use in LIDAR receivers, Phase I | Completed | — | Radiation-Hardened Extreme-Environment Components and Implementations | Goddard Space Flight Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Advanced Materials and Fabrication Techniques for the Orion Attitude Control Motor, Phase I | Completed | — | Thermal Protection Materials | Marshall Space Flight Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Carbon/Liquid Crystal Polymer Prepreg for Cryogenic and High-Temp Applications, Phase I | Completed | — | Atmosphere Revitalization | Marshall Space Flight Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Metamaterial-Backed Conformal Antennas for Space Exploration | Completed | 2 | Innovative Antennas | Langley Research Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| BiocapsuleTechnology for Delivery of Protein Therapeutics in Space | Completed | 3 | Architecture Design and Analysis | Ames Research Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Micromachined Interconnects for RF MEMS Relays, Phase I | Completed | — | Food Production, Processing, and Preservation | Jet Propulsion Laboratory | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Multi-Robot Planetary Exploration Command and Control, Phase I | Completed | — | Execution and Control | Ames Research Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Distributed Optical Fiber Sensor Demodulation System, Phase II | Completed | — | Food Production, Processing, and Preservation | Langley Research Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Testing and Characterization of a Next-Generation Event Driven Hybrid CMOS X-ray Detector | Completed | — | Detectors and Focal Planes | — | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Flight Test Development of the X43A-LS Reusable Launch Vehicle, Phase I | Completed | — | Launch Vehicle Propellant | Langley Research Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Fully Integral, Flexible Composite Driveshaft, Phase I | Completed | — | Mechanism-Life-Extension Systems | Ames Research Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Hybrid Model Fusion for Gas Turbine Engine Diagnostics and Prognostics, Phase II | Completed | — | High-Performance Processors | Armstrong Flight Research Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| A Non-Intrusive Radar Sensor for Engine Vibration Monitoring, Phase II | Completed | — | Automated Exascale Software Development Toolset | Armstrong Flight Research Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| High Quality, Low-Scatter SiC Optics Suitable for Space-based UV & EUV Applicati, Phase I | Completed | — | Electronics and Optics Manufacturing Processes | Goddard Space Flight Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Lightweight Unitized Regenerative Fuel Cell, Phase II | Completed | — | Electrochemical Storage: Fuel Cells | Glenn Research Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Utilizing MIL-STD-1553B Digital Data Bus Devices Across an IEEE-1394A Serial Bus, Phase I | Completed | — | Food Production, Processing, and Preservation | Kennedy Space Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| General Aviation Aircraft Information Network Server, Phase I | Completed | — | Traffic Management Concepts | Langley Research Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
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