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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 108 of 424.

Title Status TRL Technology area Lead organization Last updated Potential ⓘ
Low Cost P/M Aluminum Syntactic Foam for Blade Containment in Turbine Engines, Phase I Completed — Integrated Systems and Ancillary Technologies Glenn Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Self Healing Ultrahydrophobic Coatings for Corrosion Protection, Phase I Completed — Coatings Kennedy Space Center 2025-01-27 —
High Energy, Low Temperature Gelled Bi-Propellant Formulation for Long-Duration In-Space Propulsion, Phase I Completed — Gels Marshall Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
Mass Spectrometer with 360 deg FOV and keV Energy Range Completed 4 Field and Particle Detectors Goddard Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
Multijunction Ultralight Solar Cells and Arrays, Phase I Completed — Photovoltaic Electrical Power Glenn Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Application Of Achievability Control Theory To Hybrid Multi-Agent Systems, Phase I Completed — Distributed Collaboration and Coordination Ames Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Multi-Cluster Network on a Chip Reconfigurable Radiation Hardened Radio, Phase I Completed — Goal and Task Negotiation Glenn Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Nonlinear Aerodynamic and Nonlinear Structures Interations (NANSI) Methodology for Ballute/Inflatable Aeroelasticity in Hypersonic Atmospheric Entry, Phase II Completed — Aeroacoustics Langley Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Low Noise Millimeter Wave LNA, Phase I Completed — Innovative RF Technologies Jet Propulsion Laboratory 2025-01-27 —
High-Speed FPGA Image Decoder, Phase I Completed 4 Informatics and Decision Support Systems Jet Propulsion Laboratory 2025-01-27 —
A Novel and High Performance System for Enhancing Speech in Helmet, Phase I Completed — Detectors and Focal Planes Glenn Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Precision Constellation Position Determination, Phase I Completed — Distributed Aperture Jet Propulsion Laboratory 2025-01-27 —
Ultra-Lightweight Nanocomposite Foams and Sandwich Structures for Space Structures Applications, Phase I Completed — Lightweight Structural Materials Marshall Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
Acoustic Emissions (AE) Electrical Systems' Health Monitoring, Phase I Completed — Integrated Systems and Ancillary Technologies Armstrong Flight Research Center 2025-01-27 —
An Instrument for Inspecting Aspheric Optical Surfaces and Components, Phase II Completed — Electronics and Optics Manufacturing Processes Goddard Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
Computer Code to Model Loop Heat Pipe Transients, Phase II Completed — Electrothermal Propulsion Goddard Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
Many Manufactured Nanosats, Phase I Completed — Manufacturing Processes Goddard Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
Highly Efficient Fiber Lasers for Wireless Power Transmission, Phase I Completed — Lasers Marshall Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
CNT-Based Smart Electrostatic Filters for Capturing Nanoparticulate Lunar Regolith, Phase I Completed — Resource Acquisition, Isolation, and Preparation Johnson Space Center 2025-01-27 —
Thermally Regenerable Ion Exchange Resins, Phase I Completed — Water Recovery and Management Johnson Space Center 2025-01-27 —
High-Conductance Thermal Interfaces Based on Carbon Nanotubes, Phase I Completed — Heat Rejection and Storage Marshall Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
New Structures for Large Sensor Array Platforms, Phase I Completed — Food Production, Processing, and Preservation Jet Propulsion Laboratory 2025-01-27 —
Active Noise Sources, Phase I Completed — Integrated Systems and Ancillary Technologies Goddard Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
Sample Acquisition for Materials in Planetary Exploration (SAMPLE), Phase I Completed — Sample Acquisition and Handling Johnson Space Center 2025-01-27 —
Application of Advanced Electromagnetic Arrays to High Efficiency, High Bandwidth, Redundant Linear Actuators, Phase II Completed — Control Force and Torque Actuators Glenn Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Intelligent Agents for Scheduling Space Communications, Phase II Completed — Activity and Resource Planning and Scheduling Jet Propulsion Laboratory 2025-01-27 —
Nanostructures for Electronic and Sensing Applications, Phase I Completed — Materials for Electrical Power Generation, Energy Storage, Power Distribution, and Electrical Machines Ames Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Demonstration of a Plug and Play Approach to Satellite Thermal Control System Development, Phase I Completed — Heat Rejection and Storage Goddard Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
Hermetically Sealed Control Valve Magnetically Coupled to Electro-Mechanical Act, Phase II Completed — Integrated Systems and Ancillary Technologies Kennedy Space Center 2025-01-27 —
High Resolution Multispectral Flow Imaging of Cells with Extended Depth of Field, Phase I Completed — Photovoltaic Electrical Power Ames Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Compact Fiber Lasers for Coherent LIDAR, Phase I Completed — Lasers Langley Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Precision Hinge Actuator for Advanced Telescope Systems, Phase I Completed — Tests, Tools, and Methods Jet Propulsion Laboratory 2025-01-27 —
Physical Improvements in Exciter/Igniter Units, Phase I Completed — Integrated Systems and Ancillary Technologies Glenn Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Compact 2 Micron Seed Laser, Phase II Completed — Lasers Langley Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Silicon Microchannel Plate Large Area UV Detector, Phase I Completed — Detectors and Focal Planes Goddard Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
Plenoptic Imager for Automated Surface Navigation, Phase I Completed — Relative Navigation Sensors Glenn Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Ceramic Composite Mechanical Fastener System for High-Temperature Structural Assemblies, Phase II Completed — Thermal Protection Materials Armstrong Flight Research Center 2025-01-27 —
On-Orbit Health Monitoring and Repair Assessment of Thermal Protection Systems, Phase I Completed — TPS Instrumentation Langley Research Center 2025-01-27 —
High Efficiency, Easy-to-Manufacture Engineered Nanomaterials for Thermoelectric Applications, Phase II Completed — Materials for Electrical Power Generation, Energy Storage, Power Distribution, and Electrical Machines Marshall Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
Radiation-Tolerant Reprogrammable FPGA for Digital Signal Processing Circuits, Phase II Completed — High-Performance Field-Programmable Gate Arrays Langley Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Development of Manufacturing Methods for Low-Cost, High-Temperature Sensors Applicable to Hypersonic Research, Phase I Completed — TPS Instrumentation Ames Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Highly Flexible and Extremely Durable Polyimide Cryogenic Insulation, Phase I Completed — In-Space Propellant Storage and Use Kennedy Space Center 2025-01-27 —
Automated Break-Out Box for use with Low Cost Spacecraft Integration and Test, Phase I Completed — Aerodynamics Ames Research Center 2025-01-27 —
An Integrated Optical System for Synoptic Remote Sensing Validation: The DOLPHIN, Phase II Completed — Food Production, Processing, and Preservation Stennis Space Center 2025-01-27 —
Heat Pipe Heat Exchangers with Double Isolation Layers for Prevention of Interpath Leakage, Phase I Completed — Heat Acquisition Johnson Space Center 2025-01-27 —
Compact and efficient ultraviolet laser for astrobiology, Phase I Completed — Lasers Jet Propulsion Laboratory 2025-01-27 —
A Web-Based Airborne Remote Sensing Telemetry Server, Phase I Completed — Data Acquisition Systems Goddard Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
Nonhazardous Urine Pretreatment Method for Future Exploration Systems, Phase II Completed — In-Space Propellant Storage and Use Johnson Space Center 2025-01-27 —
Lightweight, Flexible, and Freezable Heat Pump/Radiator for EVA Suits, Phase I Completed — Heat Rejection and Storage Johnson Space Center 2025-01-27 —
Investigation of Virtual Digital Human and Robotic Device Technology Merger Complimented by Haptics and Autostereoscopic Displays, Phase I Completed — Team Preparedness and Training 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.