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 ⓘ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dust-Tolerant Resonant Connectors for Extreme Environments | Active | — | Exploration Destination Systems | Kennedy Space Center | 2026-08-19 | — |
| Advanced Polymer Nanocomposites for Lunar Dust Mitigation and Surface Longevity | Completed | — | Exploration Destination Systems | — | 2026-08-19 | — |
| Space ROS: A Modular Framework for Cost-Effective, Reusable Space Robotics Systems | Active | — | Robotic Systems | Ames Research Center | 2026-08-19 | — |
| Flexible solar modules with performance-enhancing, low-cost prismatic encapsulation | Active | — | Aerospace Power and Energy Storage | Glenn Research Center | 2026-08-19 | — |
| Optical Gyro Distributed Temperature Compensation for Precision Orbital Power Beaming | Active | — | Aerospace Power and Energy Storage | Glenn Research Center | 2026-08-19 | — |
| High-efficiency and high-resolution x-ray and gamma-ray imaging detectors for space science | Completed | — | Sensors and Instruments | Marshall Space Flight Center | 2026-08-19 | — |
| A Synchronized Wireless Transmitter System for Parachute Strain Data Acquisition | Completed | — | Entry, Descent, and Landing | Langley Research Center | 2026-08-19 | — |
| Multi-Species Inline Analyzer for Monitoring Process Gases in ISRU Systems | Completed | — | Ground, Test, and Surface Systems | Stennis Space Center | 2026-08-19 | — |
| SHIPS: Scalable Heterogeneous Integration for Photon-entanglement Sources | Active | — | Communications, Navigation, and Orbital Debris Tracking and Characterization Systems | Glenn Research Center | 2026-08-19 | — |
| Space Weather Alerting Platform (SWAP) (SWAP) | Active | — | Sensors and Instruments | Marshall Space Flight Center | 2026-08-19 | — |
| Multistage Umbilical Disconnect (MUD) System (MUD) | Completed | — | Exploration Destination Systems | Kennedy Space Center | 2026-08-19 | — |
| Design of an Ultra-low Noise Ventilation Fan for Space Applications | Active | 3 | Human Health, Life Support, and Habitation Systems | Johnson Space Center | 2026-08-19 | High |
| Digital Twin and Thread Ecosystem for Automated ICME and Modeling Workflow Optimization | Completed | — | Materials, Structures, Mechanical Systems, and Manufacturing | Glenn Research Center | 2026-08-19 | — |
| Hierarchical AI System for Advanced Air Mobility Regulatory Gap Analysis | Active | — | Software, Modeling, Simulation, and Information Processing | Langley Research Center | 2026-08-19 | — |
| Diamond Turning High Aspect Ratio Mandrels for X-ray Mirror Manufacturing | Completed | — | Sensors and Instruments | Marshall Space Flight Center | 2026-08-19 | — |
| Long Range Navigation Capabilities for Autonomous Mobile Manipulation | Active | 2 | Robotic Systems | Johnson Space Center | 2026-08-19 | High |
| Materials and Manufacturing Reliability for Extreme Environment Structural and Additive Electronics | Active | — | Materials, Structures, Mechanical Systems, and Manufacturing | Langley Research Center | 2026-08-19 | — |
| Durable and Flexible Oxidation Resistant Coatings Deposited Via Aerosol Impact Driven Assembly | Completed | — | Entry, Descent, and Landing | Ames Research Center | 2026-08-19 | — |
| An integrated multi-physics and multiscale modeling framework for simulating infusion and curing of Thermal Protection System (TPS) materials (TPS) | Completed | — | Entry, Descent, and Landing | Ames Research Center | 2026-08-19 | — |
| Laser-Induced Incandescence Sensor for Soot Particle Size and Concentration | Active | 2 | Ground, Test, and Surface Systems | Glenn Research Center | 2026-08-19 | High |
| Mission Assurance and Risk Mitigation in the Design of Autonomous Systems using Fault Management | Completed | — | Autonomous Systems | Ames Research Center | 2026-08-19 | — |
| Castable Inorganic Composite Potting Material for High-Temperature Electromagnets | Active | — | Propulsion Systems | Glenn Research Center | 2026-08-19 | — |
| Assured Isolation of AI (AI^2) for HPSC Platforms (AI^2) | Completed | — | Flight Computing and Avionics | Jet Propulsion Laboratory | 2026-08-19 | — |
| Robust All-Optical Solid-State Magnetometer for Space | Completed | — | Sensors and Instruments | Goddard Space Flight Center | 2026-08-19 | — |
| 50kW Pneumatic Modular Solar Array STAC Mast | Completed | — | Materials, Structures, Mechanical Systems, and Manufacturing | Langley Research Center | 2026-08-19 | — |
| Robust System Fault Classification & Detection System (RobustDetect) (RobustDetect) | Completed | — | Autonomous Systems | Glenn Research Center | 2026-08-19 | — |
| Plume Impingement Module for Autonomous Proximity Operations | Completed | — | Communications, Navigation, and Orbital Debris Tracking and Characterization Systems | Goddard Space Flight Center | 2026-08-19 | — |
| In-Situ Radioisotope Sterilization for Backward and Forward Contamination - Enabling low-mass, Low-Complexity Solutions for Planetary Protection | Completed | — | Exploration Destination Systems | Goddard Space Flight Center | 2026-08-19 | — |
| Missfit: Statistical Multi-Event Missed-Thrust Optimization for Low-Thrust Trajectories | Active | 2 | Communications, Navigation, and Orbital Debris Tracking and Characterization Systems | Goddard Space Flight Center | 2026-08-19 | High |
| Polishing Iridium Coatings for Zero-Net-Stress | Completed | — | Sensors and Instruments | Marshall Space Flight Center | 2026-08-19 | — |
| High Efficiency, Modular T-form Space Refrigeration | Completed | — | Thermal Management Systems | Johnson Space Center | 2026-08-19 | — |
| Services for Ongoing Assessment of Risk (SOAR) | Active | 1 | Air Traffic Management and Range Tracking Systems | Langley Research Center | 2026-08-19 | High |
| BUILDER: Leveraging BIM information to automate robot task planning for lunar assembly applications | Completed | — | Exploration Destination Systems | Kennedy Space Center | 2026-08-19 | — |
| Automated DNA Extraction in Space | Completed | — | Sensors and Instruments | Ames Research Center | 2026-08-19 | — |
| Performance of Expansion-Deflection Nozzles for Rotating Detonation Rocket Engines | Active | — | Propulsion Systems | Glenn Research Center | 2026-08-19 | — |
| SkyAID: A Safe Autonomy Infrastructure for Disaster Response | Active | 3 | Autonomous Systems | Langley Research Center | 2026-08-19 | High |
| CryoGuard PEEK-N Seals | Active | 3 | Ground, Test, and Surface Systems | Beacon Industries Inc | 2026-08-19 | High |
| Commercial data assimilation tool for operational thermospheric density | Active | 4 | Software, Modeling, Simulation, and Information Processing | Marshall Space Flight Center | 2026-08-19 | Medium |
| GAS on Fire (Guided, Accurate Slurry drops on Fire) | Active | 2 | Air Traffic Management and Range Tracking Systems | Ames Research Center | 2026-08-19 | High |
| Cyber-agents for Live Onboard Aviation Network Security (CLOANS) (CLOANS) | Completed | — | Flight Computing and Avionics | Ames Research Center | 2026-08-19 | — |
| Additively Manufactured Scalmalloy® EMU Spacesuit Bearings | Completed | — | Human Health, Life Support, and Habitation Systems | Johnson Space Center | 2026-08-19 | — |
| AstraSense: AI-Driven Health Predictions for Sustainable Aviation | Completed | — | Autonomous Systems | Ames Research Center | 2026-08-19 | — |
| Hyperspectral Optical Profiling System with Advanced Dynamic Vertical Sampling Resolution (Hy-OPS ADVSR) | Active | 3 | Sensors and Instruments | Goddard Space Flight Center | 2026-08-19 | High |
| Machine Learning-Augmented Far-Field Noise Prediction for Distributed Electric Propulsion Aircraft | Completed | — | Flight Vehicle Systems | Langley Research Center | 2026-08-19 | — |
| Vertical Lunar Regolith Conveyance for In-Situ Resource Utilization | Active | — | Exploration Destination Systems | Kennedy Space Center | 2026-08-19 | — |
| Robust Fault Management Tool Suite to Investigate, Develop, and Support FM Approaches and Solutions | Completed | — | Autonomous Systems | Marshall Space Flight Center | 2026-08-19 | — |
| Active Ultrasonic Mode Imaging System for Examining Pipe and Plate Structure Thickness | Active | — | Sensors and Instruments | Langley Research Center | 2026-08-19 | — |
| Deployable Baffle by SABER System (DeBSS) (DeBSS) | Completed | — | Sensors and Instruments | NASA Headquarters | 2026-08-19 | — |
| Radiation and H2 Durable Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Fuel Element Insulator | Completed | — | Propulsion Systems | Glenn Research Center | 2026-08-19 | — |
| NeuroCert: Adaptive Certification Framework for AI in Space | Completed | — | Robotic Systems | Ames Research Center | 2026-08-19 | — |
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