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NASA Technology Projects

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.

What's active and early-stage — where getting involved could matter →

12,351 projects harvested so far — page 1 of 248.

Title Status TRL Technology area Lead organization
Fabrication Techniques of Stretchable and Elastomer-Fabric Electroadhesion Samples for Implementation on Devices with Space Application Completed 3 Grappling Technologies University of Southern California
Modeling Lunar Dust Behavior to Advance the Effectiveness of Dust Mitigation Techniques Completed 4 Particulate Contamination Prevention and Mitigation University of Colorado Boulder
Shock Layer Radiation Modeling (SLRM) Completed 6 Integrated Modeling and Simulation for EDL Ames Research Center
Determining Extraterrestrial Regolith In Situ Resource Utilization Feasibility Via Rheological Characterization and Additive Manufacturing Suitability Completed 2 Manufacturing Processes Rice University
Prediction and Optimization of Truss Performance for Lightweight, Intelligent Packaging and Deployable Structures Completed 3 Electronic Packaging and Implementations California Institute of Technology
Multifunctional, robotically reconfigurable system for structural support Completed 3 Lightweight Concepts Columbia University in the City of New York
A Detailed Assessment for the Potential use of Waste Hydrogen Gas at Stennis Space Center Project Completed 5 — Stennis Space Center
A Space-based Tractor Beam for Neutral Atoms:A Hybridized Magnetic and Optical Trap for Generating Macroscopic Quantum Matter in Orbit, Year 2 Completed 6 Sensors and Instruments Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Enabling Ring-Cusp Ion Thruster Technology for NASA Missions, Year 2 Completed 5 Electrostatic Propulsion Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Monitoring Astronaut Performance Using Robotic Exoskeletons Completed 3 Human Factors Engineering The University of Texas at Austin
Lunar Volatiles Extraction Technology for Future Fusion Power and Multi-Outpost Scale Human Space Exploration Completed 3 Resource Acquisition, Isolation, and Preparation University of Wisconsin-Madison
Resonant Power Processing Unit for Low Power Hall-Effect Thrusters Completed 4 Electrical Power Conversion and Regulation Glenn Research Center
Maturing the M10A 25,000lbf LOX/Methane Broadsword Engine Completed 7 Cryogenic Propulsion Masten Space Systems, Inc.
Passive and compact liquid metal heat switch Completed 3 Heat Transport Washington University in St Louis
Micro-Raman for Offworld Construction (µROC) Completed 2 Sensors and Instruments Marshall Space Flight Center
ISRU-Hydrogen/Methane Separator for Mars (HMSM-BAA) Completed 5 Resource Processing for Production of Mission Consumables Skyhaven Systems, LLC
Design of Broadcast Navigation Message for Lunar Navigation System Satellites Completed 3 Navigation Sensors Stanford University
Direct-Write Additive Manufacturing for Miniaturized Detector and Electronic Assemblies, Year 2 Completed 3 — Goddard Space Flight Center
Polaris Project: Radiation Assessment DuRing Exposure and long-Duration Spaceflight (RADREADS) Completed 3 Human Health, Life Support, and Habitation Systems Ames Research Center
Active Collision Avoidance for Planetary Landers Completed 3 Microwave, Millimeter Waves, and Submillimeter Waves Marshall Space Flight Center
Big-data Efficiency and Automated Science Transfer (BEAST) Completed 3 Integrated Modeling and Simulation for EDL Ames Research Center
Integration of Robotic Perception and Action Completed 3 Sensing for Robotic Systems University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Optical CDMA for CubeSats, Year 1 Completed 3 — Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Polaris Project: Radiation Tolerant and Reliable Electric Displays: a Preliminary Assessment Necessary for Deep-spaceflight ApplicationS (2REDPANDAS) Completed 5 Sensors and Instruments Johnson Space Center
Improved Actuator for Pyroless Isolation Valve Completed 4 Integrated Systems and Ancillary Technologies Marshall Space Flight Center
Ruggedized WDM-based Fiber Optics Interrogator supporting Structural Health Monitor for Reusable Rocket Launches Completed 4 Launch, Recovery, and Reuse Armstrong Flight Research Center
National Center for Advanced Manufacturing (NCAM) Completed 6 Lightweight Structural Materials Marshall Space Flight Center
2nd Generation QUAd-core siTARA Flight Computer (QUATARA) Completed 6 — Marshall Space Flight Center
Dismantling Rubble Pile Asteroids with Area-of-Effect Soft-bots (AoES) Completed 2 Resource Acquisition, Isolation, and Preparation University of Colorado Boulder
Instrumented Suit Hard Upper Torso (HUT) for Ergonomic Assessment Completed 3 — Johnson Space Center
Spacesuit Evaporator-Absorber-Radiator (SEAR) Completed 4 Heat Rejection and Storage Johnson Space Center
DNA Extraction and Preparation for a Sequencing Process from Low Biomass Samples (DEAP Seq PLS) Completed 7 Air, Water, Microbial, and Acoustic Sensors Johnson Space Center
Single-sided Temporary Adhesion in Zero-G Completed 3 — Johnson Space Center
Augmented Reality and the Internet of Things Completed 3 — Ames Research Center
Shark Inspired Flow Control Completed 2 Turbine-Based Jet Engines Glenn Research Center
Spherically Actuated Motor (SAM) Completed 4 — Marshall Space Flight Center
A Magneton Sputter Deposition System for the Development of Multilayer X-ray Optics, Year 2 Canceled 7 Mirror Systems Marshall Space Flight Center
A 3-D Printed Microfluidic Microgravity Microbial Fuel Cell for Satellite Missions Completed 3 — Ames Research Center
Solar System Pony Express, (revised from 2019) (PonyEx) Completed 2 Revolutionary Communications Technologies Jet Propulsion Laboratory
APIS (Asteroid Provided In-Situ Supplies): 100MT Of Water from a Single Falcon 9 (APIS) Completed 3 Resource Acquisition, Isolation, and Preparation —
Electrostatic Separation of Lunar Regolith for Size Beneficiation Using Same-Material Tribocharging Completed 3 Resource Processing for Production of Mission Consumables University of Maryland-College Park
Development of an Earth Smallsat Flight Test to Demonstrate Viability of Mars Aerocapture Completed 3 Thermal Protection Systems University of Colorado Boulder
Bio-Mimetic Concepts for Next-Generation Turbomachinery Completed 6 — Glenn Research Center
Utilizing Augmented Reality Smart Glasses in Digital Transformation of Space Flight Structures for Limited Tooling Assemblies. Completed 5 Digital Transformation Technologies for Manufacturing Goddard Space Flight Center
Merging Geospatial Data into a User-Friendly Application to Support Sustainable Development, Year 1 Completed 7 — Stennis Space Center
Low Temperature, High-Energy Lithium Metal Batteries Enabled by Lithium Alloy Materials Completed 2 Electrochemical Storage: Batteries Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
Graphene Frequency Multiplier for Harsh Environment Communications Completed — Electronics Glenn Research Center
Multi Satellite Cooperative and Non-Cooperative Trajectory Coordination Completed 3 Trajectory Design and Analysis University of Colorado Boulder
Space Robotics Challenge Completed 6 — Johnson Space Center
Crystallization studies of zblan glass in an electrostatic levitator Completed 2 Electromagnetic Wave–Based Sensors Marshall Space Flight Center
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ℹ️ About this data
  • Sourced from NASA TechPort, NASA's public technology-project inventory. Harvested gradually into our own database — TechPort's API only returns one project's full detail per call, so ~21,000 projects take a while to cover.
  • TRL (Technology Readiness Level) is NASA's 1-9 scale for how mature a technology is: 1-3 is basic research/concept, 4-6 is lab/relevant-environment validation, 7-9 is flight-proven. Lower TRL generally means more room for outside research contribution; higher TRL means something closer to a finished, licensable technology.
  • "Active" vs "Completed" reflects TechPort's own project status, not funding availability — see the insights page for how to actually act on this.
💻 Show API usage example (cURL) 
curl -sS "https://devops.majbase.com/nasa-tech-projects/api?q=laser&status=Active&sort=trl&page=1"

Returns {"rows": [...], "total", "page", "pages"}, or {"error": "..."} if temporarily unavailable. All query params are optional.