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 33 of 422.
| Title | Status | TRL | Technology area | Lead organization |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligent Capabilities Enhanced Regolith Advanced Surface Systems Operations Robot (ICE-RASSOR) FY20 IRTD | Completed | 5 | Sensing for Robotic Systems | Kennedy Space Center |
| Logistics Reduction and Repurposing Project (LRR) | Completed | 5 | Logistics Management | Johnson Space Center |
| Development of Countermeasures to Enhance Sensorimotor Adaptation | Completed | 6 | Prevention and Countermeasures | National Space Biomedical Research Institute |
| Evaluation of Compression Garments as Countermeasures to Orthostatic Intolerance | Completed | 5 | Prevention and Countermeasures | Johnson Space Center |
| In-flight Blood Analysis Technology for Astronaut Health Monitoring | Completed | 6 | Medical Diagnosis and Prognosis | National Space Biomedical Research Institute |
| Radiation Hardened CAN-to-I2C/SPI ASIC (RH-CAN) | Completed | 3 | Radiation-Hardened ASIC Technologies | Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Fan and High-Lift Noise | Completed | 5 | Integrated Systems and Ancillary Technologies | Glenn Research Center |
| Photonic integrated circuit compatible, miniature optical wavelength references for lidar remote sensing | Completed | 3 | Lasers | Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Wideband low frequency radiometer: PolarRad | Completed | 6 | Microwave, Millimeter Waves, and Submillimeter Waves | Goddard Space Flight Center |
| cFS Cryptography Library (CryptoLib) | Completed | 6 | Software Cyber Security | Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Weight Efficiency Strategies for an Extended Duration Sounding Rocket | Completed | 1 | Other Sensors and Instruments | Wallops Flight Facility |
| Hyper-Spectral Communications, Networking & ATM as Foundation for Safe and Efficient Future Flight: Transcending Aviation Operational Limitations with Diverse and Secure Multi-Band, Multi-Mode, mmWave (HSCNA) | Completed | 3 | Architectures and Infrastructure | University of South Carolina-Columbia |
| SmallSat Ka-band Operations User Terminal (SKOUT) | Completed | 6 | Innovative Antennas | Glenn Research Center |
| Normal-Incidence X-ray Mirror | Completed | 3 | Mirror Systems | Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Enabling future space missions using transition-edge sensor detectors | Completed | 4 | Detectors and Focal Planes | Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Design of Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometers for Measurements within the Space Radiation Environments (SRAD) | Completed | 5 | Field and Particle Detectors | Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Robotic Hyperspectral Polarimeter for the Ocean: RoboHYPO (RoboHYPO) | Completed | 6 | Model-Based Systems Engineering | Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Direct RF Digitization Receiver for Multi-GNSS Receiver and More | Completed | 3 | Microwave, Millimeter Waves, and Submillimeter Waves | Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Development of RF Photonic Component for Communication and Remote Sensing Application (IRAD) | Completed | 4 | Sensors and Instruments | Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Reliable CubeSat Data Recorder for High-Throughput Instruments and Advanced Application Data-Product Storage | Completed | 3 | Spacecraft Command and Data Handling Systems | Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Strategic, Stressing autoNGC Applications | Completed | 4 | GN&C | Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Emission & Absorption Spectroscopy Sensors for Hypersonic Flight Control | Completed | 2 | Remote Sensing Instruments and Sensors | Purdue University-Main Campus |
| Engine Icing | Completed | 2 | Engine Icing | Glenn Research Center |
| Airframe Icing | Canceled | 1 | Flight Mechanics Testing and Flight Operations | Glenn Research Center |
| Dust Mitigation Plasma Technology (DMPT) | Completed | 3 | Particulate Contamination Prevention and Mitigation | Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
| Optical Clock and Time Transfer Link in Space (OCTTLS) | Completed | 3 | Timekeeping and Time Distribution | Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
| Optical Clock and Time Transfer Link in Space (OCTTLS) | Completed | 3 | Timekeeping and Time Distribution | Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
| Dust Mitigation Plasma Technology (DMPT) | Completed | 2 | Particulate Contamination Prevention and Mitigation | Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
| Lunar Surface Navigation | Completed | — | State Estimation | Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
| Advanced Electric Propulsion NextSTEP BAA Activity | Completed | 5 | Warm Gas | NASA Headquarters |
| Multi-disciplinary Design, Analysis and Optimization (MDAO) | Completed | 3 | Modeling and Simulation for Flight | Glenn Research Center |
| Combustion Modeling | Completed | 2 | Alternative Low-Carbon Jet Fuel | Glenn Research Center |
| Saltation Sensor | Completed | — | In Situ Instruments and Sensors | Cornell University |
| Non-deforming, high-reflectance X-ray coatings for Lynx and other future missions | Completed | 3 | Mirror Systems | Reflective X-Ray Optics LLC |
| Far-IR/submm array of multiplexed Single Photon Detectors based on the Quantum Capacitance Detector | Completed | 4 | Detectors and Focal Planes | California Institute of Technology |
| Aerogel Scattering Filters for Millimeter and Sub-Millimeter Astrophysics | Completed | 3 | Remote Sensing Instruments and Sensors | Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Aerovators - Advanced Kite-Borne Instrumentation Systems | Completed | 4 | Other Sensors and Instruments | Wallops Flight Facility |
| Maturation of Optical Navigation Tools Using Mission Data | Completed | 7 | Onboard Navigation Algorithms | Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Plasma Assisted Nutrient Recovery from Inedible Biomass via Ash Leaching | Completed | 3 | Waste Management | Kennedy Space Center |
| Flow Testing of Corrugated Metal Flexhoses to Evaluate Flow-Induced Vibration and Stiffness | Completed | 3 | Modeling | Kennedy Space Center |
| Zero-Carbon Engine Core with Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Power Cycle for Onboard Power (ALFA) | Active | 1 | Alternative Low-Carbon Jet Fuel | University of Central Florida |
| Simulated Excavation Environment for Lunar Operations (SEELO) | Completed | 4 | Modeling and Simulation for Robots | Kennedy Space Center |
| Development of Gas Analysis Capabilities (DGAC) | Completed | 4 | Atmosphere Revitalization | Kennedy Space Center |
| Hybrid optical frequency reference for compact coherent laser ranging | Completed | 4 | Lasers | Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Ultra-stable Telescope Metrology Development | Completed | 3 | Mirror Systems | Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Ka-Band Polarizer for Uplink and Downlink | Completed | 5 | Radio Frequency | Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Onboard Hardware Acceleration of Terrain Relative Navigation and Optical Navigation Algorithms with High-Level Synthesis for FPGAs | Completed | 5 | Flight Mechanics and GN&C for Entry, Descent, and Safe Precise Landing | Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Generative Design and Digital Manufacturing: A paradigm shift in development of instrument structures | Completed | 6 | Design and Analysis Tools and Methods | Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Stitching Interferometry for Freeform Optics (SIFO) | Completed | 5 | Optical Components | Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Active Control Algorithm Development of Fast Steering Mirrors for Picometer Line-Of-Sight Stabilization | Completed | 5 | Detectors and Focal Planes | Goddard Space Flight Center |
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