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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 →

21,172 projects harvested so far — page 1 of 424.

Title Status TRL Technology area Lead organization Last updated Potential ⓘ
Development of a Vacuum Facility for +100-kW Electric Propulsion Systems Completed — Test and Qualification Environments Glenn Research Center 2026-10-21 —
CFD Modernization Active — Software Development, Engineering, and Integrity Marshall Space Flight Center 2026-10-21 —
Advanced Manufacturing for Propulsion Active — Manufacturing Processes Marshall Space Flight Center 2026-10-21 —
Rapid Assessment Platform for Integrated Data (RAPID) Active — Software, Modeling, Simulation, and Information Processing Goddard Space Flight Center 2026-10-21 —
Small Spacecraft Electric Propulsion System (SSEP) Active 5 Electric Space Propulsion Glenn Research Center 2026-10-20 Medium
Advanced Mid-Power Electric Rocket (AMPERE) Active 4 Electric Space Propulsion Glenn Research Center 2026-10-20 Medium
Domestic Non-Toxic Propulsion (DNtP) Active 4 Chemical Space Propulsion Marshall Space Flight Center 2026-10-20 Medium
HOTTech Electronics Fabrication Completed 3 Extreme Environments Related to Critical System Health Management Glenn Research Center 2026-10-13 —
5G Network Management for Lunar and Deep Space Communications Active — Communications, Navigation, and Orbital Debris Tracking and Characterization Systems Glenn Research Center 2026-10-07 —
A photonic-lantern-based hybrid receiver to advance a Martian atmospheric CO₂ flux profiling lidar Active — Remote Sensing Instruments and Sensors Langley Research Center 2026-10-07 —
Adaptive Controls for Active Structural Controls Active — Other GN&C Technologies Armstrong Flight Research Center 2026-10-07 —
Advanced fiber optics for communications and sensing Active — Communications, Navigation, and Orbital Debris Tracking and Characterization Systems Glenn Research Center 2026-10-07 —
Advanced Hybrid Composites for Aerospace Applications Active — Materials, Structures, Mechanical Systems, and Manufacturing Glenn Research Center 2026-10-07 —
Advancement of eXploration Components for In-Space Servicing (AXCIS) Variable Output Regulator (VOR) Optimization Active — Integrated Systems and Ancillary Technologies Kennedy Space Center 2026-10-07 —
Advancing Core Hyperspectral and Ultraviolet Imaging Technologies Through Focal Plane Array Implementation on Digital Read Out Integrated Circuits Active — Sensors and Instruments Goddard Space Flight Center 2026-10-07 —
Advancing the State of the Art in Space Weather Modelling with in-situ Data Driving Active — Software, Modeling, Simulation, and Information Processing Goddard Space Flight Center 2026-10-07 —
An AI/ML approach to detection of launch and orbital debris in the upper atmosphere Active — Software, Modeling, Simulation, and Information Processing Goddard Space Flight Center 2026-10-07 —
An intuitive toolkit for monitoring global HF radio signal interference in ionospheric E- and F-layers to support space weather modeling Active — Software, Modeling, Simulation, and Information Processing Goddard Space Flight Center 2026-10-07 —
Artificial Intelligence Virtual Flight Controller (AIVFC) Active — Fault Diagnosis and Prognosis Ames Research Center 2026-10-07 —
Assessment of Quantum Enhanced Fiber Optic Gyroscopes for NASA Moon to Mars Missions Active — GN&C Glenn Research Center 2026-10-07 —
Automated Sampling of Microphysiological Systems for in situ Bioanalysis Active — Medical Diagnosis and Prognosis Ames Research Center 2026-10-07 —
AXIS: Advancing X-ray Instrumentation in Space Active — Destination Resource Exploration Johnson Space Center 2026-10-07 —
Battery Thermal Runaway Simulating Chemical Igniter Active — Electrochemical Storage: Batteries Johnson Space Center 2026-10-07 —
Capillary Absorption Spectroscopy for Exploration and Science (CAS) Active — Sensors and Instruments Goddard Space Flight Center 2026-10-07 —
Characterizing Cathode Current Dynamics to Reduce High Voltage Transients in Hall Thrusters Active — Propulsion Systems Glenn Research Center 2026-10-07 —
Charging at the Moon: Impact Assessment Active — Human Health, Life Support, and Habitation Systems Goddard Space Flight Center 2026-10-07 —
Closed-Loop Machine Learning Framework for Accelerated Discovery of High-Performance Aerogel Composites Active — Materials, Structures, Mechanical Systems, and Manufacturing Glenn Research Center 2026-10-07 —
Compact Optical Method for Long-range, Inexpensive Network Communication (COMLINC) Active — Optical Communications Johnson Space Center 2026-10-07 —
Computationally Designed Protein Sensors for Assessing Lunar Dust Impact on Human Organoid Models Active — Medical Diagnosis and Prognosis Ames Research Center 2026-10-07 —
Construction Implements for ISRU Construction (ConstructIICons) Active — Modularity, Commonality, and Interfaces Kennedy Space Center 2026-10-07 —
Cross-Species Cardiac Digital Twin: Predicting Astronaut Myocardial Remodeling from Rodent & Stem-Cell Spaceflight Data Active — Medical Diagnosis and Prognosis Ames Research Center 2026-10-07 —
Cryogenic Capacitor Storage Module (CCSM) Active — Portable Life Support System Kennedy Space Center 2026-10-07 —
Deep Space and Moon Human Organoid Culture System Active — Human Health, Life Support, and Habitation Systems Ames Research Center 2026-10-07 —
Deployable Membrane Optical Communication System Active — Optical Communications Langley Research Center 2026-10-07 —
Developing NEO Mass Measurement Capabilities for Planetary Defense Active — Sensors and Instruments Goddard Space Flight Center 2026-10-07 —
Development of Terahertz Single-Photon Detectors Based on Hafnium-Aluminum Transmon Resonator Qubits for Future NASA Far-Infrared and Submillimeter Missions Active — Sensors and Instruments Goddard Space Flight Center 2026-10-07 —
Elastocaloric Solid-state Thermal Regulation for Astronauts (ELASTRA) Active — Human Health, Life Support, and Habitation Systems Glenn Research Center 2026-10-07 —
ELITES (Engineered Lunar Infrastructure for Thermal and Electrical Sinks) –ISRU Local Heat (thermal) and Electrical charge (dust mitigation) Sinks for Sustainable Lunar Exploration Active — Thermal Management Systems Goddard Space Flight Center 2026-10-07 —
Enabling Niobium-based Alloy and Coating Technologies (ENACT) Active — Propulsion Systems Glenn Research Center 2026-10-07 —
Fast and Agile Data Assimilation Framework for MLT and VLEO Instrument Development Active — Software, Modeling, Simulation, and Information Processing Goddard Space Flight Center 2026-10-07 —
Fiber Laser Source for Ultracold Cesium-based Quantum Applications Active — Sensors and Instruments Goddard Space Flight Center 2026-10-07 —
Field Testing of Wind and Weather Lidar for Mars Exploration and Atmospheric Science Active — Sensors and Instruments Goddard Space Flight Center 2026-10-07 —
Fireproof Insulation for Resistive Environments in Materials for Aerospace and Navigation (FIREMAN) Active — Materials, Structures, Mechanical Systems, and Manufacturing Glenn Research Center 2026-10-07 —
FPGA-Accelerated Precision Time Protocol Active — Communications, Navigation, and Orbital Debris Tracking and Characterization Systems Goddard Space Flight Center 2026-10-07 —
Fuel-Rich Gas Generator Vacuum Testing to Validate Performance Improvements (FRiGG) Active — Propulsion Systems Marshall Space Flight Center 2026-10-07 —
Full-Scale Trash-to-Gas System Demonstration Active — Waste Management Kennedy Space Center 2026-10-07 —
FUN4D: A New Paradigm for Time-Dependent Simulations Active — Software, Modeling, Simulation, and Information Processing Langley Research Center 2026-10-07 —
FY27 CIF Dual Function Materials (DFM) Active — Atmosphere Revitalization Ames Research Center 2026-10-07 —
Generative AI Rescheduling Assistant for Autonomous Deconfliction of Crew-Spacecraft Timelines Active — Flight Mechanics Testing and Flight Operations Ames Research Center 2026-10-07 —
Glenn Regolith Composites for Sustainable Lunar Operations and Presence in Extreme Environments (GRC-SLOPEE) Active — Materials, Structures, Mechanical Systems, and Manufacturing Glenn Research Center 2026-10-07 —
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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.
  • Contribution potential is our estimate, not NASA data: an Active project at a low TRL has more room for outside research involvement than a flight-proven one. High = Active + TRL 1-3, Medium = Active + TRL 4-6, Low = Active + TRL 7-9. "Active" does not mean NASA is seeking external contributors or that funding exists — treat this purely as a shortlisting aid.
  • Last updated is TechPort's own lastUpdated date for the project. "Recently harvested" instead sorts by when we pulled the record into our database, which clusters within the initial harvest window and is far less meaningful — prefer "Recently updated (NASA)".
💻 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.