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 415 of 422.
| Title | Status | TRL | Technology area | Lead organization |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shear Strength Enhancement for Autonomous Regolith Preparation (SHEARPREP) | Completed | 2 | Exploration Destination Systems | Kennedy Space Center |
| A Certification Means of Compliance Process for Advanced Air Mobility with Increasing Autonomy | Completed | 7 | Autonomous Systems | Armstrong Flight Research Center |
| Advanced Techniques for Trajectory Design and Optimization | Completed | 1 | Communications, Navigation, and Orbital Debris Tracking and Characterization Systems | Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Microorganisms Genome Enrichment and Amplification Sequencing (MGEAS) | Completed | 4 | Exploration Destination Systems | Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
| Computational design of CMAS-resistant multiphase thermal and environmental barrier coatings for CMCs | Completed | 1 | Materials, Structures, Mechanical Systems, and Manufacturing | Glenn Research Center |
| Sustainable Aviation Fuels from Agricultural Waste | Completed | 3 | Propulsion Systems | Glenn Research Center |
| Cold Plasma Sterilization for Contamination Control | Completed | 3 | Exploration Destination Systems | Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Venus Aerospace Rotating Detonation Nozzle Development | Completed | 3 | Propulsion Systems | Marshall Space Flight Center |
| Helium Transfer Scroll Pump System (HTSPS) | Completed | 4 | Robotic Systems | Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
| Wireless Power Receiver Converter Systems | Completed | 3 | Aerospace Power and Energy Storage | Glenn Research Center |
| SPACE (Solidified Profile Aluminum Cast Extrusions) | Completed | 3 | Materials, Structures, Mechanical Systems, and Manufacturing | Langley Research Center |
| Automated Recovery and Isolation of Extraterrestrial Lipids (ARIEL) | Completed | 3 | Sensors and Instruments | Ames Research Center |
| TEAMS Fault Management Extension for State-based Design and Simulation | Completed | 4 | Autonomous Systems | Marshall Space Flight Center |
| Low Cost Cryocooler Control Electronics for Small Space Platforms | Completed | — | Sensors and Instruments | Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Quantum Light Sources from vdW Ultrathin Niobium Oxyhalide Crystals | Completed | 3 | Communications, Navigation, and Orbital Debris Tracking and Characterization Systems | Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Rydberg Field Probes for QRR in airborne applications | Completed | 2 | Sensors and Instruments | Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
| 3D Printed Loop Heat Pipe | Completed | 4 | Thermal Management Systems | Marshall Space Flight Center |
| LITPHAM: Low Illumination Planetary Hazard Avoidance and Mapping | Completed | 2 | Entry, Descent, and Landing | Johnson Space Center |
| Spacesuit Cover against the Abrasive Lunar Environment (SCALE) & eXploration Textile for high Oxygen eNvironments (xTON) | Completed | 3 | Human Health, Life Support, and Habitation Systems | Glenn Research Center |
| Fuel Cell Thermal Management Concepts for Electrified Aircraft Propulsion | Completed | 2 | Propulsion Systems | Glenn Research Center |
| Low Cost Hybrid Rocket Orbital Transfer Stage | Completed | 4 | Propulsion Systems | Marshall Space Flight Center |
| Ultra-narrow Linewidth Lasers for Deployed Quantum Timing Applications | Completed | 4 | Sensors and Instruments | Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Virtual Explanation Reasoning Agent (VERA) | Completed | 4 | Autonomous Systems | Johnson Space Center |
| Reducing Cost of Space Photovoltaics via Sound-Assisted Substrate Reuse | Completed | 5 | Aerospace Power and Energy Storage | Glenn Research Center |
| Swarm Array Coherent Combining (SACC) | Completed | 4 | Communications, Navigation, and Orbital Debris Tracking and Characterization Systems | Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
| Pushing Radiation Hardness and Qualification of Ultrathin Silicon Solar Cells | Completed | 5 | Aerospace Power and Energy Storage | Glenn Research Center |
| RASTR – Ultra-Fast Smart LiDAR Sensor for Terrain Mapping | Completed | 3 | Entry, Descent, and Landing | Johnson Space Center |
| Spacecraft Anomaly Resolution Knowledgebase (SPARK) | Completed | 5 | Software, Modeling, Simulation, and Information Processing | Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Vacuum-Regenerable Sorbent for NASA’s Exploration Portable Life Support System | Completed | 6 | Human Health, Life Support, and Habitation Systems | Johnson Space Center |
| Navigation Doppler Lidar System on Module | Completed | 3 | Entry, Descent, and Landing | Langley Research Center |
| WIRA - Wireless Instrumentation for Rocket Applications | Completed | 4 | Sensors and Instruments | Stennis Space Center |
| Autonomous Agent Cognitive Architecture for Spacecraft Operations | Completed | 4 | Autonomous Systems | Ames Research Center |
| Integration of Dust Resisting Secondary Emission Engineered Passive Thermal Control Material Systems (TCMS) Coating on - Flight & Test Hardware and Its Performance Validation Testing Per NASA-STD-1008 | Completed | 4 | Exploration Destination Systems | Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Optical Frequency Synthesizer for Quantum Applications | Completed | 2 | Sensors and Instruments | Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Heat Transfer Correlations for Complete Cryogenic Pool Boiling Curve | Completed | 2 | Thermal Management Systems | Glenn Research Center |
| Superconducting stator that enables much lower weight 1 MW - 4 MW motors | Completed | 4 | Propulsion Systems | Glenn Research Center |
| A Cryogenic Spectrometer ASIC | Completed | 2 | Sensors and Instruments | Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
| Alternate Route Availability Tool | Completed | 3 | Air Traffic Management and Range Tracking Systems | Ames Research Center |
| Radiation Tolerant Standard Cell Library in a 22nm FDSOI CMOS Process | Completed | 5 | Software, Modeling, Simulation, and Information Processing | Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
| Neuromorphic chip for sensing, situational awarness, and decision making in radiative environments | Completed | 4 | Robotic Systems | Ames Research Center |
| CrossLink | Completed | 5 | Robotic Systems | Goddard Space Flight Center |
| IN-PASS: Intelligent Navigation, Planning, and Autonomy for Swarm Systems | Completed | 6 | Robotic Systems | Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
| GRIND: Genomic Rapid Inspection of Non-abundant bacteria after Decontamination | Completed | 3 | Exploration Destination Systems | Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
| Advanced Cooling System for Modular Power Electronics | Completed | 6 | Thermal Management Systems | Goddard Space Flight Center |
| A Signal Frequency Channelizer ASIC | Completed | 3 | Sensors and Instruments | Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
| Rechargeable batteries for improved low-temperature performance based on alloy anodes | Completed | 2 | Aerospace Power and Energy Storage | Glenn Research Center |
| Pushing Radiation Hardness and Qualification of Ultrathin Silicon Solar Cells | Completed | 6 | Aerospace Power and Energy Storage | Glenn Research Center |
| Advancing the SmallSat Digital Twin (SSDT) for Active Debris Removal Simulations | Completed | 3 | Software, Modeling, Simulation, and Information Processing | Johnson Space Center |
| Expeditionary BVLOS Infrastructure and UTM for Airborne Wildfire Response | Completed | 4 | Air Traffic Management and Range Tracking Systems | Ames Research Center |
| THz LO Sources for Heliophysics | Completed | 2 | Sensors and Instruments | Goddard Space Flight Center |
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