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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| Title | Status | TRL | Technology area | Lead organization | Last updated | Potential ⓘ |
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| Pulsed Plasma Rocket (PPR): Shielded, Fast Transits for Humans to Mars | Completed | — | Advanced Energetic Propulsion Approaches | Howe Industries, LLC | 2026-08-15 | — |
| Pulsed Fission-Fusion Propulsion System (PuFF) | Completed | 2 | Solar Thermal Propulsion | Marshall Space Flight Center | 2026-08-15 | — |
| Multidisciplinary Analysis of Fault Management Design for System Autonomy and Resilience | Completed | 4 | Software, Modeling, Simulation, and Information Processing | Ames Research Center | 2026-08-15 | — |
| Fault Management Architecture for Distributed Systems | Active | 2 | Autonomous Systems | Marshall Space Flight Center | 2026-08-18 | High |
| Space Robotics Challenge - Autonomous Humanoid Robots for Deep Space Exploration | Completed | 4 | Activity and Resource Planning and Scheduling | Johnson Space Center | 2026-08-18 | — |
| Next Generation, Aviation-Ready Modular Energy Storage Solution for Electric and Hybrid Aircraft | Active | 4 | Aerospace Power and Energy Storage | Physical Sciences, Inc. | 2026-08-19 | Medium |
| Magnetic Gear and Sensor Technology to Enable Survival and Robotic Actuator Dexterous Operation through the Lunar Night | Active | — | Robotic Systems | — | 2026-08-19 | — |
| Insulative Acoustic Composite Materials for Oxygen-Rich Environments | Completed | — | Human Health, Life Support, and Habitation Systems | Langley Research Center | 2026-08-19 | — |
| Monitor and Forecast System for Airport and Network Operational Risk | Active | 2 | Air Traffic Management and Range Tracking Systems | Johnson Space Center | 2026-08-19 | High |
| Radiation Shielding for Space Electronics in Severe Environments | Active | 4 | Sensors and Instruments | Goddard Space Flight Center | 2026-08-19 | Medium |
| Accelerating Design of ML and AI Experiments in Scientific Simulation | Active | 6 | Software, Modeling, Simulation, and Information Processing | Ames Research Center | 2026-08-19 | Medium |
| Miniature High-Performance Integrated Photonics Inertial Measurement Unit | Active | — | GN&C | — | 2026-08-19 | — |
| Enhanced On-Orbit Safety through Autonomous Operations Across Domains | Completed | — | Entry, Descent, and Landing | Ames Research Center | 2026-08-19 | — |
| Advanced Transfer and Relay Stage | Active | 2 | Propulsion Systems | Marshall Space Flight Center | 2026-08-19 | High |
| Airborne Spectroscopic Static Temperature Sensor | Active | 2 | Sensors and Instruments | Langley Research Center | 2026-08-19 | High |
| A Portable Situational Awareness Toolset for Wildfire Suppression and Team Management | Completed | — | Air Traffic Management and Range Tracking Systems | Langley Research Center | 2026-08-19 | — |
| A Low-Power 14GHz Spectrometer ASIC | Completed | — | Sensors and Instruments | Goddard Space Flight Center | 2026-08-19 | — |
| In-line, real-time gas sensor utilizing a novel, multi-modal spectroscopy concept | Completed | — | Ground, Test, and Surface Systems | Stennis Space Center | 2026-08-19 | — |
| Heterogeneous integration of infrared single mode lasers with photonic integrated circuits | Active | — | Sensors and Instruments | Langley Research Center | 2026-08-19 | — |
| The Blueprint for Generative AI chips manufactured on the ISS | Completed | — | Materials, Structures, Mechanical Systems, and Manufacturing | Langley Research Center | 2026-08-19 | — |
| Flexible Variable Emission Material | Active | 2 | Thermal Management Systems | Johnson Space Center | 2026-08-19 | High |
| Advanced Cryogenic Insulation with reduced thermal conduction and high performance at low temperatures | Completed | — | Sensors and Instruments | Jet Propulsion Laboratory | 2026-08-19 | — |
| Large Format Ceramic Oscillating Heat Pipes | Completed | — | Aerospace Power and Energy Storage | Glenn Research Center | 2026-08-19 | — |
| On-demand Regional Intelligent Operations Network (ORION) (ORION) | Completed | — | Air Traffic Management and Range Tracking Systems | Ames Research Center | 2026-08-19 | — |
| Atomically-Referenced Optical Wavelength Standard | Completed | — | Sensors and Instruments | Jet Propulsion Laboratory | 2026-08-19 | — |
| Accurate Airframe Noise Predictions Using Large Eddy Simulations | Completed | — | Flight Vehicle Systems | Langley Research Center | 2026-08-19 | — |
| TAU Performance Engineering of HPC and AI Applications Programmed in Julia | Completed | — | Software, Modeling, Simulation, and Information Processing | — | 2026-08-19 | — |
| Mycelial Federated Intrusion Detect System | Completed | — | Flight Computing and Avionics | Glenn Research Center | 2026-08-19 | — |
| Cooling Lasers for Optical Clocks in Space (CLOCS) (CLOCS) | Completed | — | Sensors and Instruments | Jet Propulsion Laboratory | 2026-08-19 | — |
| Predictive Low-Cost Large Eddy Simulation Capability for Fan and Open Rotor Noise | Active | 3 | Propulsion Systems | Glenn Research Center | 2026-08-19 | High |
| HERA: A Cost-Effective and High-Performance Robotic Arm Architecture for Versatile Space Applications | Completed | — | Robotic Systems | Goddard Space Flight Center | 2026-08-19 | — |
| Robotic Actuators for Cryogenic Environments (RACE) | Active | 2 | Robotic Systems | Jet Propulsion Laboratory | 2026-08-19 | High |
| Enabling Material Design within System-Level Optimization via Machine Learning | Active | — | Materials, Structures, Mechanical Systems, and Manufacturing | Glenn Research Center | 2026-08-19 | — |
| Mars Atmospheric Convective Heat expulsIoN Engine (MACHINE) (MACHINE) | Completed | — | Human Health, Life Support, and Habitation Systems | Johnson Space Center | 2026-08-19 | — |
| Compact, Long-lasting Hydrogen Peroxide Generator of Enhanced Stability | Completed | — | Human Health, Life Support, and Habitation Systems | Johnson Space Center | 2026-08-19 | — |
| Project Theseus: Orbital Infrastructure Outfitting enabled by a Universal OSAM Connector for Cost-Effective In-Space Assembly | Completed | — | Exploration Destination Systems | Ames Research Center | 2026-08-19 | — |
| HYDRATE: A Zero-Emission Direct Drive Parallel Hybrid Turbofan for Personal Jets | Completed | — | Propulsion Systems | Glenn Research Center | 2026-08-19 | — |
| Cost-Effective Electric Cargo Aircraft | Completed | — | Propulsion Systems | Glenn Research Center | 2026-08-19 | — |
| Radiation, dust and coolant freeze-out mitigation | Active | 2 | Exploration Destination Systems | Johnson Space Center | 2026-08-19 | High |
| Meta-optic Spectropolarimeter For Heliophysics Imaging | Completed | — | Sensors and Instruments | — | 2026-08-19 | — |
| An Advanced Surface Flux Transport Model for Space Weather | Active | 3 | Software, Modeling, Simulation, and Information Processing | Goddard Space Flight Center | 2026-08-19 | High |
| MetPreg Fiber Reinforced Aluminum for Hard Upper Torso Spacesuit Components | Completed | — | Human Health, Life Support, and Habitation Systems | Johnson Space Center | 2026-08-19 | — |
| Miniature 30K Cryocooler | Completed | — | Sensors and Instruments | NASA Headquarters | 2026-08-19 | — |
| Cosmic-XT, A Truss-Traversing General-Purpose Outfitting Robot | Completed | — | Exploration Destination Systems | Langley Research Center | 2026-08-19 | — |
| Green Propellant Rapid Orbital Mobility Bus | Completed | — | Entry, Descent, and Landing | Ames Research Center | 2026-08-19 | — |
| LaserNav – LiDAR-Based Dark Navigation for Safe and Precise Lunar Landing | Active | — | Entry, Descent, and Landing | Johnson Space Center | 2026-08-19 | — |
| High Pressure, In-Situ Hydrogen Sensor For Space Based Regenerative Fuel Cell Systems | Completed | — | Aerospace Power and Energy Storage | Glenn Research Center | 2026-08-19 | — |
| PiM-enabled Inference Co-Processor for Long-Range Missions (PICO-LRM) (PICO-LRM) | Completed | — | Flight Computing and Avionics | Jet Propulsion Laboratory | 2026-08-19 | — |
| Multi-Beam Passive Microwave Radiometer Design using Multi-Path Cross Correlation Radiometry | Completed | — | Sensors and Instruments | Goddard Space Flight Center | 2026-08-19 | — |
| Regenerable, Integrated Trace Contaminant Control and Rapid Cycle Amine System for Sustainable Lunar and Martian EVAs | Completed | — | Human Health, Life Support, and Habitation Systems | Johnson Space Center | 2026-08-19 | — |
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