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 28 of 422.
| Title | Status | TRL | Technology area | Lead organization |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broadband light rejection with the optical vortex coronagraph | Completed | 3 | Optical Components | — |
| ULTRA-STABLE STRUCTURE | Completed | 3 | Structures and Antennas | Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Telescope Dimensional Stability Study for a Space-based Gravitational Wave Mission | Completed | 3 | Optical Components | — |
| FreeClimber: Analyzing Steep Terrain and Subsurface Habitability on Mars and Earth | Completed | — | Sample Acquisition and Handling | — |
| SpaceCubeX: A Hybrid Multi-core CPU/FPGA/DSP Flight Architecture for Next Generation Earth Science Missions | Completed | 4 | Radiation-Hardened Extreme-Environment Components and Implementations | NASA Headquarters |
| Pressure Vessel Inspection Technologies for NASA and Commercial Spacecraft | Completed | 7 | Nondestructive Evaluation and Sensors | White Sands Test Facility |
| Demonstration of the Next-Generation Visible Nulling Coronagraph Using a Phase-Occulting Architecture and Segmented Aperture | Completed | 3 | Optical Components | — |
| Tools for Multi-use Cells Applications on Astronauts | Completed | 2 | Prevention and Countermeasures | Johnson Space Center |
| Improved Transition-edge Sensors Project: Improved Josephson Junctions in YBCO materials | Completed | 2 | Detectors and Focal Planes | Goddard Space Flight Center |
| NDE Certification and Training Program | Completed | 2 | Team Preparedness and Training | Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Foundational Methodology for the Inspection and Qualification of Additive Manufactured Parts | Completed | 6 | Nondestructive Evaluation and Sensors | Marshall Space Flight Center |
| FY18 IRTD Modular Damage Detection System Project (MDDS) | Completed | 4 | TPS Instrumentation | Kennedy Space Center |
| Ecoli Anti-Microbial Satellite (EcAMSat) | Completed | 9 | Long-Duration Health | Ames Research Center |
| Zero Boil-Off Tank Experiment (ZBOT) | Completed | 7 | Small-Body and Microgravity Mobility | Glenn Research Center |
| 3D Estimation of EVA Suit Posture from Photographs | Completed | 3 | Human-System Performance Modeling | Johnson Space Center |
| Statistical Delta-V Tool for Pre-proposal Studies (DV99) | Completed | 2 | Atmospheric Characterization and Mitigation | Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Development of stainless steel gas electron multipliers | Completed | 3 | Detectors and Focal Planes | Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Advanced laser architecture for mass spectrometry project | Completed | 3 | Lasers | Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Architecture for Navigation and Communication Receivers (ANCR) | Completed | 1 | Flight and Ground Systems | Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Developing of a Sodium Lidar for Sapceborne Missions Project | Completed | 4 | Lasers | Goddard Space Flight Center |
| A Miniaturized Astrometric Alignment Sensor for Distributed & Non-Distributed GN&C Systems | Completed | 3 | Onboard Navigation Algorithms | Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Optimization of a laser remote sensing magnetometer | Completed | 4 | Thermal Protection Systems | Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Design of Laser-Based Remote Sensing Instrument for Measuring Ocean Temperature and Salinity Depth Profiles | Completed | 1 | Lasers | Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Elements of Tiny Plasma Spectrometers | Completed | 5 | Thermal Protection Systems | Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Phase Occulted Nulling Coronagraph: Instrument Technology Advancement (PONC) | Completed | 3 | Optical Components | Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Developing Wide Field-of-View Suprathermal Neutral Atom Imaging Optics | Completed | 1 | Detectors and Focal Planes | Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Development of Nanostructured VOx Uncooled Bolometers | Completed | 1 | Detectors and Focal Planes | Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Goddard Multi-sensor Airborne Snow Sensing Suite | Completed | 5 | Microwave, Millimeter Waves, and Submillimeter Waves | Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Science Telescope for CubeSat Applications | Completed | 3 | Thermal Conditioning for Sensors, Instruments, Samples, and High-Efficiency Electric Motors | Goddard Space Flight Center |
| An Atmospheric Sampling Ion Trap Mass Spectrometer for Global Health Assessment and Planetary Applications (atmOMA) | Canceled | 2 | In Situ Instruments and Sensors | Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Lenslet-Array, Spatially-Distributed, Self-Phase-Locked Laser Architecture | Completed | 2 | Lasers | Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Escape and Capture from Deep Gravity Wells (Earth, Moon, Planets) Using Low Thrust Propulsion Systems | Completed | 4 | Tools and Methodologies for Performing Systems Analysis | Goddard Space Flight Center |
| High Precision RF Ranging and Range Rate Measurements over Laser Communication in Cubesat Platform (Ranging over optical carrier) | Completed | 2 | Optimetrics | Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Miniaturization of a Hyperspectral Imaging Spectrometer for Terrestrial Ecosystems Applications (MINI-SPEC) | Completed | 3 | Optical Components | Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Design, Fabrication, and Analysis of High-Performance UV Band-pass filters | Completed | 2 | Optical Components | Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Wavefront Sensing for a Segmented-Aperture Space Telescope Coronagraph | Completed | 3 | Architecture and Design of Autonomous Systems | Goddard Space Flight Center |
| TASS Signal Specification | Completed | 5 | Revolutionary PNT Technologies | Goddard Space Flight Center |
| GMAT-Based Mission Analysis and Design API | Completed | 3 | Collaborative Science and Engineering | Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Cubesat Fine Sun Sensor (WFSS) | Completed | 3 | Contactless and Wearable Human Health and Performance Monitoring | Wallops Flight Facility |
| Volume-Efficient Momentum-exchange Actuator | Completed | 4 | Control Force and Torque Actuators | Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Two Scan Heads are Better Than One: Integration of a Second Scan Pedestal for Co-manifesting CoSMIR, CoSSIR, and/or HyMAS | Completed | 5 | Microwave, Millimeter Waves, and Submillimeter Waves | Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Core Flight System Satellite Starter Kit | Completed | 9 | Testing and Evaluation | Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Game Changing Usage of High-Voltage Power Transmission Systems as Extremely Large Antennas for Space Physical and Geophysical Remote Imaging Project | Completed | 3 | Distribution and Transmission | Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Precision Detector Positioner | Completed | 3 | Distributed Aperture | Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Fabrication of Partially Transparent Petaled Masks Using Gray Scale Lithography | Completed | 3 | Mirror Systems | Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Parametric Amplifiers for Detector Arrays | Completed | 3 | Detectors and Focal Planes | Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Passive Films for CubeSat Solar Array and Radiator Thermal Control (ALD - Atomic Layer Deposition) | Completed | 3 | Heat Rejection and Storage | Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Utilizing NASA Resources to Provide Multi-Frequency Observations of Clouds and Precipitation for ACE and CaPPM Ground Validation | Completed | 5 | Microwave, Millimeter Waves, and Submillimeter Waves | Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Technology Development for a Future Gravitational Wave Mission | Completed | 3 | Observatories | Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Miniaturized, High-Reliability CubeSat Release Mechanism | Completed | 1 | Electromechanical, Mechanical, and Micromechanical Devices | Goddard Space Flight Center |
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