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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21,053 projects harvested so far — page 388 of 422.
| Title | Status | TRL | Technology area | Lead organization |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mini Optical Coherence Tomography (MiniOCT) | Active | 4 | Prevention and Countermeasures | Johnson Space Center |
| Multi-Functional Integrated Medical Device (MIM Device) | Active | 7 | Medical Diagnosis and Prognosis | Johnson Space Center |
| Fire Scenario Modeling | Active | 5 | Fire Detection, Suppression, and Recovery | Glenn Research Center |
| Li-ion Battery Tests | Active | 4 | Fire Detection, Suppression, and Recovery | Glenn Research Center |
| Acid Gas Detection & Absorption (Acid Gas) | Active | 5 | Fire Detection, Suppression, and Recovery | Glenn Research Center |
| Partial-g Fire Detection | Active | 4 | Fire Detection, Suppression, and Recovery | Glenn Research Center |
| Emergency Breathing Apparatus (EBA) | Active | 5 | Fire Detection, Suppression, and Recovery | IRPI, LLC |
| Post Fire Cleanup Kit | Active | 3 | Human Health, Life Support, and Habitation Systems | Glenn Research Center |
| Fire Detection System (FDS) | Active | 3 | Fire Detection, Suppression, and Recovery | Glenn Research Center |
| Fire Standard Database | Active | 4 | Fire Detection, Suppression, and Recovery | Glenn Research Center |
| Partial Gravity Portable Fire Suppression System | Active | 4 | Fire Detection, Suppression, and Recovery | Glenn Research Center |
| Cold Trap Smoke Eater | Active | 4 | Fire Detection, Suppression, and Recovery | Glenn Research Center |
| Spacecraft Materials Textiles | Active | 4 | Protective Clothing and Breathing Apparatuses | Johnson Space Center |
| Crew Clothing Textiles | Active | 4 | Protective Clothing and Breathing Apparatuses | Johnson Space Center |
| Forced Air Breathing Mask | Active | 4 | Protective Clothing and Breathing Apparatuses | Johnson Space Center |
| Mars Food Refrigeration | Active | 5 | Food Production, Processing, and Preservation | Johnson Space Center |
| Crew Health And Performance Exploration Analog (CHAPEA) | Active | 6 | Behavioral Health and Performance | Johnson Space Center |
| Compact Electron Proton Spectrometer Development (CEPS) | Active | 4 | Environmental Control and Life Support Systems and Habitation Systems | Johnson Space Center |
| Integrated Solar Energetic Particle Warning System (ISEP) | Active | 6 | Space Weather Prediction | Johnson Space Center |
| Lunar OutpOst Neutron Spectrometer (LOONS) | Active | 4 | Monitoring Technology | Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Personalized EVA Informatics and Decision Support (PersEIDS) | Active | 4 | Human Health, Life Support, and Habitation Systems | Johnson Space Center |
| Crew State & Risk Model (CSRM) | Active | 4 | Human Health, Life Support, and Habitation Systems | Johnson Space Center |
| Advanced Trace Contaminant Control | Active | 4 | Portable Life Support System | Johnson Space Center |
| High charge (Z) and Energy TRaNsport Physics Development (HZETRN) | Active | 3 | Human Health, Life Support, and Habitation Systems | Langley Research Center |
| Fission Surface Power (FSP) | Active | 4 | Other Advanced Concepts for Generating and Converting Power | Glenn Research Center |
| On-Orbit Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing Demonstration-1 (OSAM-1) | Completed | 5 | Rendezvous, Proximity Operations, and Capture Flight and Ground Systems | Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Fiber Optic Sensing System (FOSS) | Completed | 5 | Cryogenic Propulsion | Sensuron LLC |
| On-Orbit Large-Scale Cryogenic Propellant Management and Transfer Demonstration (CFM TP - 2020 SpaceX) | Completed | 5 | Cryogenic Propulsion | SpaceX |
| Propellant Production Plant Tipping Point (PRO-TP) (CFM TP - 2019 Blue Origin) | Completed | 4 | Cryogenic Propulsion | Blue Origin, LLC |
| ULA Vulcan Engine Reuse Scale (VERS) HIAD Technology Demonstration (VERS) | Active | 4 | Hypersonic Decelerators | United Launch Alliance |
| Integrated Flight Demonstration (IFD) | Active | — | In-Space Propellant Storage and Use | Marshall Space Flight Center |
| 30W / 90K Cryocooler Development | Active | 4 | In-Space Propellant Storage and Use | Marshall Space Flight Center |
| Alternative Cryocooler Development | Active | 3 | In-Space Propellant Storage and Use | Marshall Space Flight Center |
| 20W / 20K Cryocooler Development | Active | 5 | In-Space Propellant Storage and Use | Glenn Research Center |
| Low Leakage Hydrogen Valves (LLV) | Active | 4 | In-Space Propellant Storage and Use | Marshall Space Flight Center |
| 90K Cryocooler Electronics and Unit Demonstration Development (90K CCE) | Active | 3 | In-Space Propellant Storage and Use | Marshall Space Flight Center |
| Cup Recuperator | Completed | 3 | In-Space Propellant Storage and Use | Marshall Space Flight Center |
| Trash Compaction and Processing System (TCPS) | Active | 5 | Waste Management | Ames Research Center |
| Environmental Control and Life Support System (ECLSS) Data Systems 2.0 | Completed | — | Human Health, Life Support, and Habitation Systems | — |
| High Accuracy Coriolis Mass Flow Meter Development for Use in Cryogenic Space Flight Applications | Active | — | Radiation-Hardened Extreme-Environment Components and Implementations | Kennedy Space Center |
| Hydrogen Gas Generator for on Mars Methane Production | Active | — | Resource Processing for Production of Mission Consumables | Marshall Space Flight Center |
| autoNGC High Performance Spaceflight Computing board (HPSC) | Active | — | High-Speed Onboard Interconnects and Networks | Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Innovative AI/ML methods for onboard processing of real-time data streams to optimize science data return and power usage | Active | — | Intelligent Data Understanding | Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Enabling Breakthrough Biological Science Beyond LEO: Unpowered Multiweek Organoid Life Support System (U-MOLSS) | Active | — | Portable Life Support System | Ames Research Center |
| Orbital Drag Calibration Object Design Study | Active | — | Object, Event, and Activity Recognition | Goddard Space Flight Center |
| In-situ Enhanced Geophysical Networks | Active | — | Distributed Simulation | Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Ion Optics Development for iBeam | Active | — | Electrostatic Propulsion | Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
| AI Thermal Prediction Module for Electric Motors | Active | — | Hybrid Electric Systems | Armstrong Flight Research Center |
| Extending the HYPERFIRE Method to Nuclear Thermal Propulsion | Active | — | Nuclear Thermal Propulsion | Stennis Space Center |
| Eth-RT: Enabling Real-Time Ethernet Communication Between Commercial-Off-The-Shelf Devices | Active | — | High-Performance Processors | Johnson Space Center |
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