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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.

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21,172 projects harvested so far — page 106 of 424.

Title Status TRL Technology area Lead organization Last updated Potential ⓘ
Calibration of 3D Woven Preform Design Code for CMC Materials, Phase I Completed — Thermal Protection Materials Langley Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Physics Mining of Multi-source Data Sets, Phase I Completed — Optimetrics Goddard Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
Nitrous Oxide Fuel Blend-Continuous Operation Lunar Thruster (NOFB-COLT), Phase I Completed — Hybrids Johnson Space Center 2025-01-27 —
Integrated High-Speed Digital Optical True-Time-Delay Modules for Synthetic Aperture Radars, Phase I Completed — Lasers Jet Propulsion Laboratory 2025-01-27 —
Advanced, Long-Life Cryocooler Technology for Zero-Boil-Off Cryogen Storage, Phase II Completed — Thermal Conditioning for Sensors, Instruments, Samples, and High-Efficiency Electric Motors Ames Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Aeroelastic Simulation Tool for Inflatable Ballute Aerocapture, Phase I Completed — Aeroelasticity Marshall Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
New Chemical Kinetics Approach for DSMC Applications to Nonequilibrium Flows, Phase I Completed — Aerothermodynamics Langley Research Center 2025-01-27 —
ORGANIC SOLIDS REDUCTION AND ODOR CONTROL, Phase I Completed — Water Recovery and Management Johnson Space Center 2025-01-27 —
InN-Based Quantum Dot Solar Cells, Phase I Completed — Photovoltaic Electrical Power Glenn Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Inflatable Aerocapture Decelerators with Shape Morphing Trajectory Control, Phase II Completed — Aerodynamic Decelerators Marshall Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
Advanced Structural Nanomaterials for Astronaut Radiation Protection, Phase II Completed — Thermal Protection Materials Marshall Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
Ultrasonic Guided Wave Simulation Toolbox for Virtual Inspection of Composites, Phase I Completed — Computational Materials Glenn Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Data Intensive Scientific Computing on Petabyte Scalable Infrastructure, Phase I Completed 6 Intelligent Data Understanding Goddard Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
Thin Film Flat Panel Off-Axis Solar Concentrator with Flux Distribution, Phase I Completed — Innovative RF Technologies Marshall Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
Rad-hard Reconfigurable Bi-Directional Level Shifters Technology for Micro- and Nanosatellites, Phase I Completed — Logistics Management Goddard Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
Niobium-Based Intermetallics for Affordable In-Space Propulsion Applications, Phase I Completed — Manufacturing Processes Johnson Space Center 2025-01-27 —
Mars Aqueous Processing System, Phase II Completed — Resource Acquisition, Isolation, and Preparation Johnson Space Center 2025-01-27 —
Advanced, Long-Life Cryocooler Technology for Zero-Boil-Off Cryogen Storage, Phase I Completed — Thermal Conditioning for Sensors, Instruments, Samples, and High-Efficiency Electric Motors Glenn Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Control Valve for Miniature Xenon Ion Thruster, Phase II Completed — Integrated Systems and Ancillary Technologies Jet Propulsion Laboratory 2025-01-27 —
Mars Integrated Propellant Production System, Phase II Completed — Resource Processing for Production of Mission Consumables Kennedy Space Center 2025-01-27 —
Compact, Lightweight, Efficient Cooling Pump for Space Suit Life Support Systems, Phase I Completed — Portable Life Support System Johnson Space Center 2025-01-27 —
Space-Qualified 1064 nm Seed and Metrology Laser, Phase II Completed — Lasers Langley Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Passive Wireless SAW Humidity Sensors, Phase I Completed — Test Instruments and Sensors Kennedy Space Center 2025-01-27 —
A Formal Method for Verification and Validation of Neural Network High Assurance Systems, Phase I Completed — Verification and Validation of Autonomous Systems Ames Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Optimal Thrust Vectoring for an Annular Aerospike Nozzle, Phase I Completed — Turboelectric Propulsion Armstrong Flight Research Center 2025-01-27 —
MPED: An ISRU Bucket Ladder Excavator Demonstrator System, Phase II Completed — Dexterous Manipulation Johnson Space Center 2025-01-27 —
Sn-SnSb Filled Carbon Fiber Anodes for High Energy Density Lithium Ion Batteries, Phase I Completed — Radiation-Hardened Extreme-Environment Components and Implementations Johnson Space Center 2025-01-27 —
Utilizing MIL-STD-1553B Digital Data Bus Devices Across an IEEE-1394A Serial Bus, Phase II Completed — Food Production, Processing, and Preservation Kennedy Space Center 2025-01-27 —
Vacuum Plasma Spray Formed High Transition Temperature Shape Memory Alloys, Phase I Completed — Smart Materials Glenn Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Wireless In-situ Nondestructive Inspection of Engine Rotor Disks with Ultrasonic Guided Waves, Phase II Completed — Nondestructive Inspection, Evaluation, and Root Cause Analysis Glenn Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Novel Spectral Enhancement for Incipient Fault Detection of Rotating Machinery, Phase II Completed — Food Production, Processing, and Preservation Armstrong Flight Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Developing a non high voltage electron detector using magnetic deflection and a Charge-Coupled Device Completed 2 Detectors and Focal Planes Goddard Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
GaN Based UV Sensors for Earth Resources Management, Phase II Completed — Detectors and Focal Planes Goddard Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
High Specific Strength Isotropic MMCs for Turbomachinery Applications, Phase II Completed — Food Production, Processing, and Preservation Marshall Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
Visible Light Activated Photocatalytic Water Polishing System, Phase I Completed — Water Recovery and Management Johnson Space Center 2025-01-27 —
Arrays of Remote Autonomous Sensors Using On-Board Hybrid Power Supplies, Phase I Completed — Data Acquisition Systems Kennedy Space Center 2025-01-27 —
On-Demand Special Use Airspace, Phase II Completed — Traffic Management Concepts Ames Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Self Deploying Nitinol LHP Radiator for Small Spacecraft, Phase I Completed — Heat Rejection and Storage Goddard Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
3D Visualization System for Tracking and Identification of Objects, Phase I Completed — Recycle, Reuse, and Repurpose Processes Kennedy Space Center 2025-01-27 —
Automated Computational Fluid Dynamics Design With Shape Optimization, Phase I Completed — Computational Fluid Dynamics Technologies Stennis Space Center 2025-01-27 —
Passive Non-Rocking Vibration Isolation System for Earth Science Payloads, Phase I Completed — Food Production, Processing, and Preservation Goddard Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
Closed Loop Waste Processing Dryer (DRYER), Phase II Completed — Team Preparedness and Training Johnson Space Center 2025-01-27 —
Intelligent, Semi-Automated Procedure Aid (ISAPA) for ISS Flight Control, Phase II Completed — Integrated Flight Operations Systems Ames Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Low-power formaldehyde detector for space applications, Phase I Completed — Fire Detection, Suppression, and Recovery Johnson Space Center 2025-01-27 —
Vapor Compression Refrigeration Loop with Spray Cooling for High Heat Flux Thermal Control, Phase I Completed — Heat Transport Goddard Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
Flight-Deck Interface for High-Precision Taxi Control, Phase I Completed — Traffic Management Concepts Ames Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Structural Composites with Intrinsic Multifunctionality, Phase II Completed — Lightweight Structural Materials Langley Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Methods to Remove Coke from Endothermic Heat Exchangers, Phase I Completed — Heat Acquisition Glenn Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Hybrid High-Temperature Superconductor Current Leads for Space Applications, Phase II Completed — Hybrids Goddard Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
Grain Boundary Engineering for Assessing Durability and Aging Issues with Nickel-Based Superalloys, Phase II Completed — Measurement and Control Glenn Research 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.