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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 102 of 424.

Title Status TRL Technology area Lead organization Last updated Potential ⓘ
CoilABLE Elastic Memory Composite Deployable Structure, Phase II Completed — Food Production, Processing, and Preservation Jet Propulsion Laboratory 2025-01-27 —
Species Source Term Mapping for Reacting Flow CFD, Phase I Completed — Computational Fluid Dynamics Technologies Glenn Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Hybrid FOSS (HyFOSS) Completed 3 Multiscale, Multiphysics, and Multifidelity Simulation Armstrong Flight Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Low-Mass VOST Valve, Phase I Completed — Integrated Systems and Ancillary Technologies Marshall Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
An Alternative Ice Protection System for Turbine Engine Inlets, Phase II Completed — Engine Icing Glenn Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Precision Membrane Optical Shell (PMOS) Technology for Lightweight LIDAR Apertures, Phase I Completed — Electronics and Optics Manufacturing Processes Goddard Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
Multifunctional Nanostructured/Microporous Materials, Phase I Completed — Radiation-Hardened Extreme-Environment Components and Implementations Langley Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Reflight of the Stratospheric TeraHertz Observatory: STO-2 Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Co-I Completed — Lightweight Structural Materials — 2025-01-27 —
Miniature High Force, Long Stroke Linear Shape Memory Alloy Actuators, Phase II Completed — Smart Materials Glenn Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Heated Thermoplastic Fiber Placement Head for NASA Langley Research Center, Phase II Completed — Manufacturing Processes Langley Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Multi-Disciplinary Multi-Fidelity Design Environment, Phase I Completed — Integrated Modeling and Simulation for EDL Langley Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Real-Time Noise Prediction of V/STOL Aircraft in Maneuvering Flight, Phase I Completed — Aeroacoustics Langley Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Active Control of Tailored Laminates Completed — Advanced Atmospheric Flight Vehicles Armstrong Flight Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Point Coupled Displacement Sensor, Phase I Completed — Test, Operations, and Systems Safety Armstrong Flight Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Adaptive Wireless Transceiver, Phase I Completed — Wireless Avionics Technologies Stennis Space Center 2025-01-27 —
Ocean Surface Current Vectors from MODIS Terra/Aqua Sea Surface Temperature Image Pairs, Phase I Completed — Knowledge and Model Building Stennis Space Center 2025-01-27 —
Holographic Waveguided See-Through Display, Phase I Completed — Informatics and Decision Support Systems Glenn Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Evacuated Microsphere Insulation Panels, Phase II Completed — Food Production, Processing, and Preservation Kennedy Space Center 2025-01-27 —
Wireless Integrated Microelectronic Vacuum Sensor System, Phase II Completed — Environment Sensors Stennis Space Center 2025-01-27 —
Solid-State Phase-Lockable 1-2THz Local-Oscillator Based on Intra-Cavity Frequency Conversion, Phase I Completed — Innovative RF Technologies Jet Propulsion Laboratory 2025-01-27 —
Compact, Low Cost APD Arrays with Built-in Optical Amplification, Phase II Completed — Detectors and Focal Planes Goddard Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
A Lightweight EVA Emergency System, Phase II Completed — Food Production, Processing, and Preservation Johnson Space Center 2025-01-27 —
Conversation Interface Domains for Rapid Programming of Complex Natural Language, Phase II Completed — Food Production, Processing, and Preservation Johnson Space Center 2025-01-27 —
Lightweight, Wearable Metal Rubber-Textile Sensor for In-Situ Lunar Autonomous Health Monitoring, Phase II Completed — Contactless and Wearable Human Health and Performance Monitoring Johnson Space Center 2025-01-27 —
High-Efficiency, High-Power Laser Transmitter for Deep-Space Communication, Phase I Completed — Lasers Jet Propulsion Laboratory 2025-01-27 —
High-Performance, Radiation-Hard, 2-D, Near-Infrared, Avalanche Photodiode Arrays, Phase I Completed — Detectors and Focal Planes Goddard Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
Self Healing Coating/Film (KSC) Completed 3 Materials for Electrical Power Generation, Energy Storage, Power Distribution, and Electrical Machines Kennedy Space Center 2025-01-27 —
Parametric Amplifiers for Microwave Kinectic Inductance Detector (MKID) Readout Completed 2 Detectors and Focal Planes Goddard Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
High-Temperature/Pressure Sampling System, Phase I Completed — Sample Acquisition and Handling Jet Propulsion Laboratory 2025-01-27 —
Mars Atmosphere and Regolith COllector/PrOcessor for Lander Ops (MARCO POLO) Atmospheric Processing Module (MARCO POLO APM) Completed 4 Resource Processing for Production of Mission Consumables Kennedy Space Center 2025-01-27 —
Model-Based Design Tools for Extending COTS Components To Extreme Environments, Phase II Completed — Advanced Commercial-off-the-Shelf Technologies Jet Propulsion Laboratory 2025-01-27 —
Space Environment Automated Alerts and Anomaly Analysis Assistant (SEA^5) for NASA (SEA5) Completed 4 Nondestructive Inspection, Evaluation, and Root Cause Analysis Goddard Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
Non-Pyrotechnic Latch and Release System for Aerospace and Other Applications, Phase I Completed — Docking and Berthing Mechanisms and Fixtures Kennedy Space Center 2025-01-27 —
An Analytical Particle Biogeochemical Sensor, Phase I Completed — Air, Water, Microbial, and Acoustic Sensors Goddard Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
Autonomous Supervisory Engine for Multi-Spacecraft Formation Flying, Phase II Completed — Onboard Maneuvering, Pointing, Stabilization, and Flight Control Algorithms Jet Propulsion Laboratory 2025-01-27 —
1024 x 1024 Liquid Crystal Multi-Level Spatial Light Modulator, Phase I Completed — Food Production, Processing, and Preservation Ames Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Lightweight Ultrahigh Temperature CMC-Encased C/C Structure for Reentry and Hypersonic Applications, Phase I Completed — Thermal Protection Materials Johnson Space Center 2025-01-27 —
High Performance Low Mass Nanowire Enabled Heatpipe, Phase II Completed — Heat Transport Johnson Space Center 2025-01-27 —
DC-Motor Drive Encompassing SiGe Asynchronous Control Electronics for Ultra-Wide (-230 °C to +130 °C) Environments, Phase I Completed — Thermal Conditioning for Sensors, Instruments, Samples, and High-Efficiency Electric Motors Jet Propulsion Laboratory 2025-01-27 —
Inflatable Solar Concentrator Using Formed-Gore Technology, Phase II Completed — Food Production, Processing, and Preservation Glenn Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Power Replenishment Patch for Spacecraft Health Monitoring Sensors, Phase I Completed — Operations, Health, and Maintenance for Ground and Surface Systems Armstrong Flight Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Model-Based Torque Control of Piezoelectric Ultrasonic Motors, Phase I Completed — Integrated Systems and Ancillary Technologies Johnson Space Center 2025-01-27 —
Minimum Cost Nanosatellite Launch System, Phase I Completed — Launch Vehicle Propellant Ames Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Nanostructured Tungsten Rhenium Components for Propulsion Systems, Phase I Completed — Materials for Electrical Power Generation, Energy Storage, Power Distribution, and Electrical Machines Marshall Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
Decision Support Tool and Simulation Testbed for Airborne Spacing and Merging in Super Dense Operations, Phase II Completed — Pointing, Acquisition, and Tracking Techniques and Technologies Langley Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Optimal Composite Materials using NASA Resins or POSS Nanoparticle Modifications for Low Cost Fabrication of Large Composite Aerospace Structures, Phase I Completed — Materials for Electrical Power Generation, Energy Storage, Power Distribution, and Electrical Machines Langley Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Space Qualified Non-Destructive Evaluation and Structural Health Monitoring Technology, Phase I Completed — Reliability and Sustainment Langley Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Formation Flying for External Occulters Completed 3 Distributed Aperture — 2025-01-27 —
An Efficient Parallel SAT Solver Exploiting Multi-Core Environments, Phase I Completed — Aeroelasticity Ames Research Center 2025-01-27 —
ISS Inventory Tracking System, Phase I Completed — Small-Body and Microgravity Mobility Johnson Space Center 2025-01-27 —
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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.