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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21,172 projects harvested so far — page 58 of 424.
| Title | Status | TRL | Technology area | Lead organization | Last updated | Potential ⓘ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Self-Erecting Communications Infrastructure, Phase I | Completed | — | Innovative Antennas | Langley Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Componentized Models as a Service (CMaaS), Phase I | Completed | — | Cyber Infrastructure | Goddard Space Flight Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Multi-Cell Thermal Battery, Phase II | Completed | — | Heat Transport | Johnson Space Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Lithium Ion Batteries Development for CubeSats and SmallSats | Completed | 2 | Electrochemical Storage: Batteries | Goddard Space Flight Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Second Generation of Reagentless Carbon Analyzer for Water Quality Monitoring, Phase I | Completed | — | Atmosphere Revitalization | Johnson Space Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Aerobot Sampling and Handling System, Phase I | Completed | — | Sample Acquisition and Handling | Jet Propulsion Laboratory | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Efficient 3-D Ladar Source, Phase II | Completed | — | Heat Sources | Langley Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Optimal Thrust Vectoring for an Annular Aerospike Nozzle, Phase II | Completed | — | Aeroacoustics | Armstrong Flight Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| I-RaCM: A Fully Integrated Risk and Lifecycle Cost Model, Phase I | Completed | — | Architecture Design and Analysis | Marshall Space Flight Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Vibration reduction methods and techniques for rotorcraft utilizing on-blade active control, Phase I | Completed | — | Propulsion Flowpath and Interactions | Ames Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Fault-Protected Laser Diode Drivers for Improving the Performance and Lifetime of Multiple-Millisecond, Long-Pulse LDAs for NASA LIDAR Systems, Phase I | Completed | — | Lasers | Langley Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Ultralightweight PV Array Materials for Deep Space Mission Environments, Phase I | Completed | — | Materials for Electrical Power Generation, Energy Storage, Power Distribution, and Electrical Machines | Glenn Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Authoring Procedures with Timing and Ordering Constraints, Phase I | Completed | — | Human Factors Engineering | Ames Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| LandingNav: Terrain Guided Automated Precision Landing, Phase II | Completed | — | Atmosphere Characterization | Johnson Space Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Software Environment for Mission Design, Simulation, and Engineering Data Management, Phase I | Completed | — | Mission Planning and Design | Ames Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| A Hardware-Accelerated Fast Adaptive Vortex-Based Flow Simulation Software, Phase I | Completed | — | Grappling Technologies | Ames Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Lightweight Aerogel Structural and Insulation Materials, Phase I | Completed | — | In-Space Propellant Storage and Use | Kennedy Space Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Adaptive Feedfoward Feedback Control Framework, Phase I | Completed | — | Aeroelasticity | Armstrong Flight Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| PACMAN: a Plasma Analyzer for Composition with Miniaturization and Asynchronous Novelty | Completed | 3 | Docking and Berthing Mechanisms and Fixtures | Goddard Space Flight Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| A Space-Qualified Single Frequency Fiber Laser for LISA, Phase I | Completed | — | Lasers | Goddard Space Flight Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Hybrid LIBS and Raman Spectroscopy Standoff Detection System, Phase I | Completed | — | Atomic and Molecular Species Assessment | Ames Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Quantum Fingerprint-Based Air Quality Monitoring in Coastal Environments, Phase I | Completed | — | Air, Water, Microbial, and Acoustic Sensors | Stennis Space Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Oxidation Resistant CMC Materials Technology for Lightweight and Environmentally Durable Propulsion Components, Phase I | Completed | — | Thermal Protection Materials | Marshall Space Flight Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Nonlinear Aerodynamics-Structure Time Simulation for HALE Aircraft Design/Analysis, Phase I | Completed | — | Aeroelasticity | Armstrong Flight Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Finite Element Models for Electron Beam Freeform Fabrication Process, Phase II | Completed | — | Integrated Modeling and Simulation for EDL | Johnson Space Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| High Energy Single Frequency Fiber Laser at Low Repetition Rate, Phase II | Completed | — | Lasers | Langley Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| High Spatial Resolution shape Sensing for Adaptive Aerospace Vehicles, Phase I | Completed | — | Aeroelasticity | Langley Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Microwave Enhanced Freeze Drying of Solid Waste, Phase II | Completed | — | Logistics Management | Ames Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Benchmark Numerical Toolkits for High Performance Computing, Phase I | Completed | — | Automated Exascale Software Development Toolset | Jet Propulsion Laboratory | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Infiltration of Carbon Foam for Mid-Density Ablative Thermal Protection Systems, Phase I | Completed | — | Thermal Protection Materials | Ames Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Nano-Phase Powder Based Exothermic Braze Repair Technology For RCC Materials, Phase I | Completed | — | Manufacturing Processes | Kennedy Space Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| An Adaptive Chemistry Approach to Modeling Emissions Performance of Gas Turbine Combustors, Phase I | Completed | — | Computational Fluid Dynamics Technologies | Glenn Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| A Novel Microfluidic Device for Fully Automated Extraction of RNA from Cell Cultures, Phase II | Completed | — | Digital Transformation Technologies for Manufacturing | Johnson Space Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Airspace Flow Program Modeling in the Future ATC Concept Evaluation Tool, Phase I | Completed | — | Traffic Management Concepts | Ames Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Advanced Granular System Modeling, Phase I | Completed | — | Modeling and Simulation for Flight | Kennedy Space Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| High Temperature All Silicon-Carbide (SiC) DC Motor Drives for Venus Exploration Vehicles, Phase I | Completed | — | Thermal Conditioning for Sensors, Instruments, Samples, and High-Efficiency Electric Motors | Jet Propulsion Laboratory | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Development of Highly Reproducible and Robust Absorber Coatings for Bolometric Detector Arrays | Completed | 6 | Detectors and Focal Planes | Goddard Space Flight Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| All-Fiber Components for Micro-Structured Fibers, Phase I | Completed | — | Lasers | Goddard Space Flight Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Control of Solid Waste Using Low Temperature Oxidation, Phase II | Completed | — | Logistics Management | Ames Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Diffraction Testing for the Beach Ball Coronagraph | Completed | — | Distributed Aperture | Goddard Space Flight Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Novel Instrument to Measure Aerosol Fluorescence, Absorption, and Scattering, Phase I | Completed | — | Lasers | Ames Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Flexible Tube-Based Network Control, Phase I | Completed | 1 | Traffic Management Concepts | Ames Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Scaling of Two-Phase Systems Across Gravity Levels, Phase I | Completed | 3 | Prevention and Countermeasures | Johnson Space Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Non-Flammable, High Voltage Electrolytes for Lithium Ion Batteries, Phase I | Completed | — | Electrochemical Storage: Batteries | Jet Propulsion Laboratory | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Small, Light-Weight Pump Technologies for Mars Ascent Vehicles, Phase I | Completed | — | Cryogenic Propulsion | Jet Propulsion Laboratory | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Grid-Enabled Interactive Data Language for Astronomical Data, Phase I | Completed | — | Data Acquisition Systems | Ames Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| A Super Cooled, Non-toxic, Non-flammable Phase Change Material Thermal Pack for Portable Life Support Systems, Phase II | Completed | 5 | Sample Handling | Ames Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Advanced Liquid Crystal on Silicon Optical Phased Arrays, Phase I | Completed | — | Food Production, Processing, and Preservation | Langley Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Novel All-Passive Lightpipe Illumination, Phase I | Completed | — | In-Space Propellant Storage and Use | Kennedy Space Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Integrated PEMFC Flow Field Design Concept for Gravity Independent Passive Water Removal, Phase I | Completed | — | Electrochemical Storage: Fuel Cells | Johnson Space Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
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