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 390 of 422.
| Title | Status | TRL | Technology area | Lead organization |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liquid Droplet Radiator for SNP – Study (LDR4SNP-STUDY) | Completed | — | Heat Rejection and Storage | Glenn Research Center |
| Scientifically Calibrated In-Flight Imagery (SCIFLI-ACO) | Completed | — | Thermal Protection Systems | Langley Research Center |
| Friction Stir Additive Manufacturing (FSAM - ACO) | Completed | — | Lightweight Concepts | Marshall Space Flight Center |
| SCIFLI Starship Reentry Observation (SSRO-ACO) | Completed | — | Thermal Protection Systems | Langley Research Center |
| Lunar Surface Mobility Coordinator Software (MCoor-TP) | Completed | 5 | Robot Software | Ames Research Center |
| Lunar Simulants (LS) | Completed | — | Particulate Contamination Prevention and Mitigation | Johnson Space Center |
| Highly Efficient Watt-Class Direct Diode LIDAR for Remote Sensing (HEDDL-TP) | Completed | 6 | Lasers | Langley Research Center |
| PY4 (PY4) | Completed | 4 | Flight Computing and Avionics | Carnegie Mellon University |
| Pathfinder Technology Demonstrator 4 - LISA-T (PTD-4) | Completed | 7 | Photovoltaic Electrical Power | Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems Inc. |
| ISRU-Based Power on the Moon (ISRUPower-TP) | Completed | 4 | Other Ground, Testing, and Surface Systems | Kennedy Space Center |
| LunaGrid-Lite: Demonstration of Tethered, Scalable Lunar Power Transmission (LunaGrid-Lite-TP) | Active | 4 | Distribution and Transmission | Glenn Research Center |
| LSI Construction Site Prep Study (BRiMSPILs-STUDY) | Completed | 3 | Surface Construction and Assembly | Glenn Research Center |
| Polar Resources Ice Mining Experiment-1 (PRIME-1) | Completed | 6 | Environment Sensors | Kennedy Space Center |
| Opt AC Lunar Power Transmission Study (OPT AC POWER-STUDY) | Completed | — | Distribution and Transmission | Glenn Research Center |
| 10kW VSAT Study (10kW VSAT-STUDY) | Completed | — | Photovoltaic Electrical Power | Langley Research Center |
| ISRU Pilot Excavator (IPE) | Completed | 5 | Resource Acquisition, Isolation, and Preparation | Kennedy Space Center |
| Exploration Sabatier (ExS) | Active | 4 | Human Health, Life Support, and Habitation Systems | Marshall Space Flight Center |
| Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDRILS, CDep) | Active | 5 | Atmosphere Revitalization | Marshall Space Flight Center |
| Ohalo III - Utah State University Utah Re-Usable Root Module (URRM) | Active | 4 | Human Health, Life Support, and Habitation Systems | Kennedy Space Center |
| Stabilized Z-Pinch Fusion Driven Electromagnetic Propulsion | Active | — | Advanced Energetic Propulsion Approaches | The University of Texas at Austin |
| eXploration Potable Water Dispenser Build (xPWD) | Active | 8 | Environmental Control and Life Support Systems and Habitation Systems | Johnson Space Center |
| Modular Assembled Radiators for NEP VehicLes (MARVL) | Active | 2 | Nuclear Electric Propulsion | Langley Research Center |
| Lunar Assembly and Service by Autonomous Robotics (LASAR) | Active | — | — | Marshall Space Flight Center |
| ICE CHILL: Integrated Cryo-operable Electronics to Condition Hibernation for Improved Li-ion Longevity | Active | — | — | Glenn Research Center |
| Project TRON: The Next Generation of Optical Navigation | Active | 4 | Onboard Navigation Algorithms | Johnson Space Center |
| Spaceflight Compatible Optical Atomic Strontium Ion Clock (OASIC) | Active | — | — | Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Lunar Dust Reduction through Electrostatic Adhesion Mitigation (L-DREAM) | Active | 3 | Materials for Extreme Environments | Glenn Research Center |
| PROTECT: Production and Reuse Of Thermally Efficient Ceramic Thermal Protection Systems (TPS) | Active | 3 | Thermal Protection Systems | Johnson Space Center |
| Complex Dielectric Characterization and Forward Modeling of Lunar and Martian Materials for Artemis IV LDA and Mars Resource Reconnaissance | Active | — | — | Goddard Space Flight Center |
| JOEEE: Scalable Enclosed Mobility System for Extreme Environment Exploration | Active | — | — | Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Relative Position Sensing System for Precision Formation Flying to Enable Science | Completed | — | — | Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Exosphere Modeling for Pole | Active | — | — | Goddard Space Flight Center |
| SBIR Sat Technology Developmnent | Active | — | — | Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Virtual Spacecraft to Spacecraft Communication Demonstration | Active | — | — | — |
| Space-Qualified Optical Frequency Combs | Active | — | Lasers | Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Laboratory Studies of ³He Enrichment of the Early Lunar Regolith by the Young Sun | Active | — | — | Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Metamaterial Photonics Integrated Circuit Instrument Development | Active | — | — | Goddard Space Flight Center |
| PSI Ejecta Kinetic Energy Estimating Radar (PEKEER) | Active | — | Entry, Descent, and Landing | — |
| Establishing a proto-LTC with Two-Way Satellite Time Transfer (TWSTT) at the Moon | Active | — | — | — |
| Advanced Gas Sensing Technology for Space Suits | Completed | 6 | Human Health, Life Support, and Habitation Systems | Johnson Space Center |
| Innovative Hydrogen Peroxide Turbopump Design for Affordable Small Launch Vehicles. | Active | 5 | Propulsion Systems | Marshall Space Flight Center |
| Multi-Purpose & Multi-Functional Dexterous End-Effectors for Robots | Completed | 6 | Robotic Systems | Ames Research Center |
| High Power Near-Field Wireless Transfer for Dust Intensive Applications | Completed | 5 | Exploration Destination Systems | Glenn Research Center |
| Next Generation Radar-Radiometer Space Qualified Digital Receiver and Processor | Completed | 4 | Sensors and Instruments | Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Flame Retardant Polyamide Fibers for Space Crew Clothing | Active | 6 | Human Health, Life Support, and Habitation Systems | Langley Research Center |
| Miniature passive thermal control valve for mixing or splitting single-phase fluid | Completed | 3 | Thermal Management Systems | Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
| Robust and Efficient WMLES Unstructured Grid Generation with HeldenMesh | Active | 3 | Flight Vehicle Systems | Langley Research Center |
| Predicting 3D Atmospheric Structure from Geostationary Satellites | Active | 4 | Software, Modeling, Simulation, and Information Processing | Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Fault Tolerant RISC-V Flight Computer with Coprocessor Support | Active | 4 | Flight Computing and Avionics | Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Fiber-fed Pulsed Plasma Thruster (FPPT) for Active Debris Removal | Active | 5 | Propulsion Systems | Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
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