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 389 of 422.
| Title | Status | TRL | Technology area | Lead organization |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phase I Design Study of Collapsible Cryogenic Storage for In-situ Resource Utilization | Active | — | Integrated Systems and Ancillary Technologies | Marshall Space Flight Center |
| Arm AEGIS – Smart Target Selection for Robotic Arm Based Instrumentation | Active | — | Dexterous Manipulation | Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
| Text-to-Spaceship: Accelerating Mission Development with AI | Active | — | Learning and Adaptation | Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Nuclear Fragment Spectrometer | Active | — | Detectors and Focal Planes | Johnson Space Center |
| Development of Safe and Low Temperature Operational Battery for Mars Surface Mission | Active | — | Electrochemical Storage: Batteries | Glenn Research Center |
| Closed-Loop PHA/Regolith Composite In-Situ Manufacturing (PRISM) | Active | — | Manufacturing Processes | Glenn Research Center |
| Long-Distance Autonomous LiDAR-Based Terrain Relative Navigation in a Subterranean Proving Ground | Active | — | Onboard Navigation Algorithms | Marshall Space Flight Center |
| Fireproof Insulation for Resistive Enfronment in Materials for Aeronautics and Navigation (FIREMAN) | Active | — | Materials for Electrical Power Generation, Energy Storage, Power Distribution, and Electrical Machines | Glenn Research Center |
| Compact Optical Method for Long-range, Inexpensive Network Communication (COMLINC) | Active | — | Optimetrics | Johnson Space Center |
| GPU-Accelerated Hypersonic Propulsion Modeling Capability | Active | — | Cryogenic Propulsion | Ames Research Center |
| Hybrid Physics and NN-Based Runtime Assurance for Integrated Vehicle Health Management | Active | — | Operational Assurance | Armstrong Flight Research Center |
| SHERPA RPA (Robust Precomputed Autonomy): Addressing the Complexities of Real-Time Mission Operations | Active | — | Model-Based Systems Engineering | Ames Research Center |
| De-Coupled 10Boron Enriched 10B4C/SiC Diaphragm Sensor Concept for Nuclear Reactors | Active | — | Management and Control | Glenn Research Center |
| Enabling Real Time Machine Learning Operations for Transient Science (MLOps) | Active | — | Intelligent Data Understanding | Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
| Superconducting Ultra Low-Noise Amplifier (SULNA) | Active | — | Microwave, Millimeter Waves, and Submillimeter Waves | Glenn Research Center |
| Surface Mobility on HPSC | Active | — | Surface Mobility | Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
| Bioregenerative ECLSS Using Tardigrades for Biofilm Prevention | Active | — | Radiation-Hardened Extreme-Environment Components and Implementations | Marshall Space Flight Center |
| Data-Driven Multiscale Digital Twins for Cryogenic Composite Structures | Active | — | Model-Based Systems Engineering | Glenn Research Center |
| Lunar DustCam | Active | — | Particulate Contamination Prevention and Mitigation | Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Hypersonic Vehicle Navigation With Quantum Sensor | Active | — | Navigation Sensors | Armstrong Flight Research Center |
| Stereo PIV study of Wake-Driven Dynamic instability in Blunt Entry Vehicles | Active | — | Propulsion Flowpath and Interactions | Langley Research Center |
| Harnessing Plant Nitrogen Uptake and Plasma for Sustainable pH Control in Space Crop Production Systems | Active | — | Resource Processing for Production of Mission Consumables | Kennedy Space Center |
| DEMONS (DEployable Membrane Optical commuNication System) | Active | — | Optimetrics | Langley Research Center |
| BONSAI - Boron Nitride Quantum Strain Accelerometer Instrument | Active | — | Quantum Communications | Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
| Scaling Hybrid Amorphous/Semi-crystalline Thermoplastic Prepreg Capable of Fast Cooling Consolidation | Active | — | Manufacturing Processes | Langley Research Center |
| Physics-informed LLM Agent for Space Operations | Active | — | Cognitive Networking | Ames Research Center |
| Redundant MEMS IMU System | Active | — | Navigation Sensors | Marshall Space Flight Center |
| Memory Safe to Mission Safe Advancing Rust Based cFS for Critical Flight Applications | Active | — | Frameworks, Languages, Tools, and Standards | Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Microbial Event Monitor for Long-Duration Spaceflight and Lunar/Martian Habitats (MEM) | Active | — | Air, Water, Microbial, and Acoustic Sensors | Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
| Advanced Hallow Cathode Design Build & Test | Active | — | Electrostatic Propulsion | Glenn Research Center |
| Lensless Computational Imaging for Stereo Cameras for Lunar Plume-Surface Studies (SCALPSS) | Active | — | Radiation-Hardened Extreme-Environment Components and Implementations | Langley Research Center |
| Matrix Converter Controls and Hardware Development for AC-to-AC Distribution | Active | — | Electrical Power Conversion and Regulation | Glenn Research Center |
| Waverider - Development of Dynamic Dust Remover using Electrodynamic Waves | Active | — | Particulate Contamination Prevention and Mitigation | Kennedy Space Center |
| Adaptive Controls for Active Structural Control | Active | — | Aeroelasticity | Armstrong Flight Research Center |
| Development of the ICEpic Photonic Beam Combiner for Visible/NIR Interferometry in Space | Active | — | Optical Components | Ames Research Center |
| A high geometric factor, 3D-Cylindrical And Tiny Spectrometer for fast plasma measurements on future missions (3D-CATS) | Active | — | In Situ Instruments and Sensors | — |
| Rapid Concentration for Improved Detection of Microbes in ISS Potable Water | Completed | — | Water Recovery and Management | InnovaPrep, LLC |
| Three Band Thermal Infrared Detector for CubeSats and UAS | Completed | 7 | Detectors and Focal Planes | Xiomas Technologies, LLC |
| Space Manufacturing and Assembly of Revolutionary Thermoplastic Composites (SMART C - ACO) | Completed | — | Materials, Structures, Mechanical Systems, and Manufacturing | Marshall Space Flight Center |
| Carbothermal Reduction Demonstration (CaRD) | Completed | — | Resource Processing for Production of Mission Consumables | Johnson Space Center |
| MISSE MAPTIS Update (MISSEMAPTIS-TASK) | Completed | 2 | Materials for Extreme Environments | Marshall Space Flight Center |
| JSC Environmental Testing of a Mars Primary SOFC Power System Technology (JET - Mars Power) | Active | — | Other Ground, Testing, and Surface Systems | Johnson Space Center |
| Flight Computing Test Kit Study (CompKit-STUDY) | Completed | — | Spacecraft Command and Data Handling Systems | Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
| Dual Propulsion Experiment CubeSat (DUPLEX) | Completed | 5 | Electrothermal Propulsion | CU Aerospace, LLC |
| Autonomous Systems Study (AutoSys-STUDY) | Completed | — | Autonomous Systems | Langley Research Center |
| TULIPS 10kW System (TULIPS-TASK) | Active | 3 | Distribution and Transmission | Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
| Pathfinder Technology Demonstrator 3 - TBIRD (PTD-3) | Completed | 7 | Lasers | Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems Inc. |
| Lunar Dynamic Power Conversion Study (DYNAPOW-STUDY) | Completed | — | Dynamic Energy Conversion | Glenn Research Center |
| Friction Stir Adjoined Blank-Forming On Revolutionary Machinery (FAB-FORM - ACO) | Completed | — | Manufacturing Processes | Langley Research Center |
| VSAT Government Reference Design (VSAT GRD-TASK) | Completed | 4 | Distribution and Transmission | Langley Research Center |
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