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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21,176 projects harvested so far — page 380 of 424.
| Title | Status | TRL | Technology area | Lead organization | Last updated | Potential ⓘ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Space-Based Wireless Network Protocol Stack Supporting MAC-Level Dynamic Resource Allocation for Real-Time Prioritized Data Classes | Completed | 2 | Wireless Avionics Technologies | University of North Dakota | 2026-05-06 | — |
| Propellant Mass Gauging in Gateway Architecture Vehicles | Completed | 6 | Integrated Systems and Ancillary Technologies | Carthage College | 2026-05-06 | — |
| Low Heat-Leak YBCO Leads for Satellite-Borne ADR Magnets | Completed | 6 | Cryogenic/Thermal Systems | HYPRES, Inc. | 2026-05-06 | — |
| Keyhole-Based Impact Site Selection and Post-Deflection Impact Risk Assessment for Near-Earth Objects | Completed | 2 | Model-Based Systems Engineering | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | 2026-05-06 | — |
| Rapid Response Debris Removal Using Reconfigurable Space-Based Laser Networks | Active | 2 | Orbital Debris Mitigation | West Virginia University | 2026-05-06 | High |
| Metal-Mesh Optical Filter Technology for Mid IR, Far IR, and Submillimeter | Completed | 7 | Optical Components | Lake Shore Cryotronics, Inc. | 2026-05-06 | — |
| Space Robotics Challenge - Autonomous Robotic Systems for Lunar ISRU | Completed | 4 | Activity and Resource Planning and Scheduling | Johnson Space Center | 2026-05-06 | — |
| LunaRecycle - Phase 2 (Luna) | Completed | 2 | Waste Management | Marshall Space Flight Center | 2026-05-06 | — |
| A Two-Stage Waste Gasification Reactor for Mars In-Situ Resource Utilization | Completed | 3 | Logistics Management | Aerodyne Research, Inc. | 2026-05-06 | — |
| Adaptive Just-in-time Collision Avoidance via Targeted Dust Cloud Deployments from Orbital Platforms | Active | 2 | Orbital Debris Mitigation | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 2026-05-06 | High |
| Quantum Rydberg Radar for Surface, Topography, and Vegetation | Completed | — | Detectors and Focal Planes | Jet Propulsion Laboratory | 2026-05-06 | — |
| Reconfigurable, Multipurpose Detection Systems for Small Satellites | Completed | 2 | Electronics | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 2026-05-06 | — |
| Developing a Verification and Validation Optimization Methodology with Uncertainty Quantification | Completed | 2 | Frameworks, Languages, Tools, and Standards | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 2026-05-06 | — |
| Enabling Early Stage Simulation of Autonomous Space Missions | Completed | 4 | Modeling and Simulation of Autonomous Systems | Ames Research Center | 2026-05-06 | — |
| Efficient Uncertainty Quantification for Intelligent Autonomous Systems | Active | 2 | Onboard Navigation Algorithms | University of Colorado Boulder | 2026-05-06 | High |
| Reduced Gravity Experiments to Measure Cryogenic Two-Phase Heat Transfer Coefficients for Future In-Space Transfer Systems | Completed | 6 | Cryogenic Propulsion | Purdue University-Main Campus | 2026-05-06 | — |
| Photon-Counting Detector Characterization and Advanced Signal Processing for Space-Based Lidar | Completed | 2 | Detectors and Focal Planes | University of Colorado Boulder | 2026-05-06 | — |
| Optical Feather and Foil for Shape and Dynamic Load Sensing of Critical Flight Surfaces | Completed | 3 | Onboard Mapping and Data Analysis | Intelligent Fiber Optic Systems Corporation | 2026-05-06 | — |
| Controlled Therapeutic Biomanufacturing for Deep Space Missions | Active | 2 | Medical Diagnosis and Prognosis | University of Florida | 2026-05-06 | High |
| Novel Hollow Anode Design for Improved Molten Regolith Electrolysis | Completed | 2 | Resource Processing for Production of Mission Consumables | California Institute of Technology | 2026-05-06 | — |
| Add-On to Large-Scale Water Mining Operations on Mars to Screen for Introduced and Alien Life | Completed | — | Resource Acquisition, Isolation, and Preparation | — | 2026-05-06 | — |
| An Outrigger Component for a Deployable Occulter System | Completed | 4 | Deployables, Docking, and Interfaces | Roccor, LLC | 2026-05-06 | — |
| Lunar Propellant Production Plant (LP3-TP) | Completed | 5 | Resource Processing for Production of Manufacturing, Construction, and Energy Storage Feedstock Materials | Skyre, Inc. | 2026-05-06 | — |
| Solid-State Magnetic Refrigeration: First-principles Modeling and Computational Materials Search | Completed | 3 | Thermal Conditioning for Sensors, Instruments, Samples, and High-Efficiency Electric Motors | University of California-Santa Barbara | 2026-05-06 | — |
| Deep Contact Graph Routing for lunar operations | Completed | 4 | Adaptive Network Topology | University of Washington-Seattle Campus | 2026-05-06 | — |
| Highly Efficient Solid Oxide Electrolyzer & Sabatier System | Completed | 3 | Resource Processing for Production of Mission Consumables | Paragon Space Development Corporation | 2026-05-06 | — |
| Deep Space Food Challenge - Phase 1 (DSFC) | Completed | 3 | Food Production, Processing, and Preservation | Marshall Space Flight Center | 2026-05-06 | — |
| High Specific-impulse Electrospray Explorer for Deep-space (HiSPEED) | Completed | 7 | Electrostatic Propulsion | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 2026-05-06 | — |
| Surrogate-based Design Optimization for a Long-Range Mars Rotorcraft | Completed | 2 | Above-Surface Mobility | Ames Research Center | 2026-05-06 | — |
| Multimodal Tactile Sensing for Intravehicular Robotic Manipulation | Completed | 2 | Dexterous Manipulation | Columbia University in the City of New York | 2026-05-06 | — |
| Radio Frequency Mass Gauge on Parabolic | Completed | 6 | Cryogenic Propulsion | Glenn Research Center | 2026-05-07 | — |
| SAC 25.31 ISRU Task (SAC-ISRU 25) | Completed | — | Resource Processing for Production of Mission Consumables | Johnson Space Center | 2026-05-07 | — |
| Deployable Lunar Hopper (Hopper-TP) | Completed | 5 | Above-Surface Mobility | Johnson Space Center | 2026-05-08 | — |
| LTE Proximity Communications (LTE-TP) | Completed | 4 | Innovative RF Technologies | Johnson Space Center | 2026-05-08 | — |
| Propellant Fueled Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (PropFC-SBIR PH3) | Completed | 4 | Electrochemical Storage: Fuel Cells | Glenn Research Center | 2026-05-08 | — |
| CTE - Thermoplastics Development for Exploration (TDEA) (CTE-TDEA) | Completed | 3 | Lightweight Concepts | Marshall Space Flight Center | 2026-05-08 | — |
| Robotically Assembled Light Bender (RALB - ACO) | Completed | 4 | Other Robotic Systems | Langley Research Center | 2026-05-08 | — |
| Gravity Offloading and Analysis of Long Imperfection-Sensitive Elements (GOALIE - ACO) | Completed | 4 | Tests, Tools, and Methods | Langley Research Center | 2026-05-08 | — |
| Validating No-Light Lunar Landing Technology (No-Light-TP) | Completed | — | Vehicle Systems | Johnson Space Center | 2026-05-08 | — |
| PALETTE Parabolic Reflector Radiator (PRR) for LuSEE-Night (PALETTE PRR) | Completed | — | Heat Rejection and Storage | Jet Propulsion Laboratory | 2026-05-08 | — |
| System Engineering & Integration (SE&I) In-Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU) Modeling and Analysis (SIMA) | Completed | — | Resource Processing for Production of Mission Consumables | Johnson Space Center | 2026-05-08 | — |
| Development of a MW-Scale High-Voltage Multiphase Dual-Rotor Generator and Rectifier for a PMAD in an NEP System | Active | — | Nuclear Electric Propulsion | Colorado School of Mines | 2026-05-18 | — |
| Concept Demonstration of Directed Energy Propulsion with Metasurface Lightsails | Active | — | Advanced Energetic Propulsion Approaches | University of Minnesota-Twin Cities | 2026-05-18 | — |
| Developing Oxychalcogenide Membranes for Superconducting Power Transmission | Active | — | Distribution and Transmission | University of Chicago | 2026-05-18 | — |
| Lightweight Deployable Solar Reflectors | Active | — | Photovoltaic Electrical Power | Stanford University | 2026-05-18 | — |
| Origami-inspired Diffractive Sail for Directed Energy Propulsion | Active | — | Advanced Energetic Propulsion Approaches | Purdue University-Main Campus | 2026-05-18 | — |
| Piezoelectric-Based Power Conversion for Lunar Surface Systems | Active | — | Electrical Power Conversion and Regulation | University of California-Berkeley | 2026-05-18 | — |
| Power on the Dark Side: Stimulus-Responsive Adsorbents for Low-Energy Controlled Storage and Delivery of Low Boiling Fuels to Mobile Assets in Permanently Shaded Regions | Active | — | Electrochemical Storage: Fuel Cells | Colorado School of Mines | 2026-05-18 | — |
| CC21 Ash Removal & Reutilization for Novel Trash-to-Gas Systems | Completed | — | Waste Management | Kennedy Space Center | 2026-05-18 | — |
| CC21 Lunar TORCH | Completed | — | Surface Construction and Assembly | Langley Research Center | 2026-05-18 | — |
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