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 392 of 422.
| Title | Status | TRL | Technology area | Lead organization |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resistance Welding of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic Composites for Repurposable Applications | Active | 5 | Materials, Structures, Mechanical Systems, and Manufacturing | Langley Research Center |
| Application specific PICs operating around 780 nm towards MPWs | Active | 5 | Sensors and Instruments | Langley Research Center |
| Simultaneous H2 Generation and Compression with Intermediate-Temperature Solid-Oxide Membranes | Active | 4 | Aerospace Power and Energy Storage | Glenn Research Center |
| Sintered Powder Textile Surface Modification for Extreme Environments | Active | 4 | Human Health, Life Support, and Habitation Systems | Glenn Research Center |
| Additively Manufactured Electronics for Extreme Environmental Conditions | Active | 4 | Materials, Structures, Mechanical Systems, and Manufacturing | Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
| Rapid Development of Advanced High-Speed Aerosciences Simulation Capability | Active | 5 | Entry, Descent, and Landing | Langley Research Center |
| Geotechnical Regolith Advanced Site Preparation (GRASP) | Active | 5 | Robotic Systems | Kennedy Space Center |
| An intelligent, real time, fluid composition sensor for monitoring of helium purge processes | Active | 5 | Sensors and Instruments | Stennis Space Center |
| Curating Uncertainty for Reliable Exploitation and Collaboration (CURE-C) | Active | 4 | Autonomous Systems | Langley Research Center |
| CAS sensor for ISRU propellant production | Active | 4 | Sensors and Instruments | Glenn Research Center |
| Cis Lunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment (CAPSTONE) | Completed | 8 | Network-Provided Position, Navigation, and Timing | Advanced Space, LLC |
| Soil Properties Assessment Resistance and Thermal Analysis (SPARTA) | Active | 7 | Manipulation | Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
| SPARTA Blue | Completed | 7 | Sample Acquisition and Handling | Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
| Quantum Pathways for Spaceborne Climate Science | Active | 2 | Other Sensors and Instruments | The University of Texas at Austin |
| BioMole Preparation (PowerBlade) | Active | 4 | Human Health, Life Support, and Habitation Systems | Johnson Space Center |
| In Situ Lab Analysis | Active | 4 | Human Health, Life Support, and Habitation Systems | Glenn Research Center |
| Earth Independent Operations Vehicle Systems (EIO-VS) | Active | 4 | Flight Computing and Avionics | Marshall Space Flight Center |
| Space Science & Technology Evaluation Facility - First Flight (SSTEF1-TP) | Completed | 8 | Vehicle and Payload Assembly and Integration | Marshall Space Flight Center |
| Conformal PICA (C-PICA) Tech Transfer and Commercial Production | Active | 6 | Thermal Protection Systems | Varda Space Industries, Inc. |
| The CubeSat Laser Intersatellite CrosslinK (CLICK) | Completed | 4 | Optimetrics | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Scaling Feedhorn-coupled, Background-Limited Microwave Kinetic Inductance Detectors into the Far Infrared | Active | — | Remote Sensing Instruments and Sensors | National Institute of Standards and Technology |
| Courier Solar Electric Propulsion Module (SEP) | Active | 5 | Electromagnetic Propulsion | ExoTerra Resource, LLC |
| Harmonia Radioisotope Power Supply for Artemis (Harmonia-RPS-TP) | Active | — | Dynamic Energy Conversion | Glenn Research Center |
| Lunar Night Survival and Long-Range Communications for Distributed Robotics Assets (LNS-SBIR SEQ) | Active | 8 | Surface Mobility | Ames Research Center |
| ISRU Power Architecture Study (ISRU PWR ARCH-STUDY) | Active | — | Exploration Destination Systems | Glenn Research Center |
| Low-Cost Reusable Thermal Protection System Substrates as an Alternative to Alumina Enhanced Thermal Barrier (LC-TPS - ACO) | Completed | — | Thermal Protection Systems | Ames Research Center |
| Oscillating Heat Pipe Technology for Aeroentry and Commercial Applications (OHPACA - ACO) | Completed | — | Thermal Protection Materials | Ames Research Center |
| Metallic TPS (BlueTPS - ACO) | Completed | — | Thermal Protection Systems | Langley Research Center |
| Demonstrating Lunar Tire Technology Readiness (Lunar Tire - ACO) | Completed | 5 | Surface Mobility | Venturi Astrolab |
| Neuromorphic chip for sensing, situational awareness, and decision making in radiative environments (NCS-SBIR SEQ) | Completed | 6 | High-Performance Processors | Ames Research Center |
| High Performance Polymer for Dust Tolerant Extreme Environment Bearings (DTEEB-SEQ) | Completed | 3 | Mechanism-Life-Extension Systems | Glenn Research Center |
| Integration of Dust Resisting Secondary Emission Engineered Passive Thermal Control Material Systems (TCMS) Coating (PTCS-DUST-SEQ) | Completed | 4 | Coatings | Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Fully Additively-Manufactured LOX-LH2 Engine Demonstration (FAMLLE - ACO) | Completed | — | Cryogenic Propulsion | Marshall Space Flight Center |
| Fundamental Regolith Properties, Handling, and Water Capture (FLEET) | Completed | — | Resource Acquisition, Isolation, and Preparation | Glenn Research Center |
| Molten Regolith Electrolysis Tech Maturation (MRE) | Completed | — | Resource Processing for Production of Mission Consumables | Kennedy Space Center |
| Cold Operable Lunar Deployable Arm (COLDArm) | Completed | 6 | Dexterous Manipulation | Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
| Dust Mitigation Demonstration (DM-DEM) | Completed | 3 | Particulate Contamination Prevention and Mitigation | Kennedy Space Center |
| Lunar DEM, Mapping, Modeling, and Validation (LuNaMaps) | Completed | 4 | Vehicle Systems | Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Vertical Solar Array Technology (VSAT) | Completed | 6 | Photovoltaic Electrical Power | Langley Research Center |
| Descent Systems Study (DSS) (DSS-TASK) | Completed | — | Propulsion Systems for Landing | Langley Research Center |
| Passive thermally deployed shape-memory alloy heat-pipe radiators for high-intensity small spacecraft | Completed | 3 | Heat Rejection and Storage | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus |
| Passively Deployed Radial Radiator for Transfer and Rejection of CubeSat Waste Heat | Completed | 4 | Heat Rejection and Storage | University of Dayton |
| SCALES: Spacecraft Compartmentalized Autonomous Learning and Edge-computing System (SCALES) | Completed | 4 | Edge Computing | California State Polytechnic University-Pomona |
| Hydrogen Electrical Power System (HEPS) (HEPS) | Completed | 4 | Photovoltaic Electrical Power | Teledyne Energy Systems, Inc. |
| Aerosol Rapid Analysis Combined Entry Probe/sonde Technology (AERACEPT) | Completed | 4 | Sample Handling | Ames Research Center |
| Carbon Utilization Technology for Lunar and Atmospheric Systems (CUTLAS) | Completed | 5 | Resource Processing for Production of Mission Consumables | Glenn Research Center |
| Closing of Critical Technology Gaps for High-Efficiency Rotating Detonation Rocket Engines | Completed | 6 | Manufacturing Processes | Marshall Space Flight Center |
| Starling 1.5 (Starling 1.5) | Completed | 3 | Integrated Network Management | Blue Canyon Technologies, LLC |
| Development of an ASCENT Gas Feed System for the Phase Four RF Thruster (ASCENT) | Completed | 3 | Electrothermal Propulsion | Phase Four LLC |
| Machine Learning Software Tool for Rocket Engine Anomaly Detection and Health Monitoring | Completed | 2 | Software, Modeling, Simulation, and Information Processing | Marshall Space Flight Center |
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