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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 115 of 424.

Title Status TRL Technology area Lead organization Last updated Potential ⓘ
FINITE ELEMENT MULTI-DISCIPLINARY ANALYSIS OF FLIGHT VEHICLES, Phase II Completed — Food Production, Processing, and Preservation Armstrong Flight Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Low-Cost, Silicon Carbide Replication Technique for LWIR Mirror Fabrication, Phase I Completed — Electronics and Optics Manufacturing Processes Marshall Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
Low-Cost Composite Technology for Large Rocket Payload Fairings, Phase I Completed — Deployables, Docking, and Interfaces Marshall Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
Next-Generation Collaboration Tools to Support Telescience and Outreach, Phase II Completed — Decompression Sickness Mitigation Marshall Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
High-Rate Data Input using the Tilera Multicore Processor Completed 2 High-Performance Processors Goddard Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
Fault Detection, Identification, Reconstruction, and Fault-Tolerant Estimation for Distributed Spacecraft, Phase II Completed — GN&C Fault Management, Fault Tolerance, and Autonomy Jet Propulsion Laboratory 2025-01-27 —
Ultra-compact, High Resolution, LADAR system for 3D Imaging, Phase I Completed — Flight Mechanics and GN&C for Entry, Descent, and Safe Precise Landing Johnson Space Center 2025-01-27 —
Bifurcation Tools for Flight Dynamics Analysis and Control System Design, Phase I Completed — Aeroelasticity Langley Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Electro-Optic Tunable Laser Sensor, Phase I Completed — Lasers Marshall Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
Single-Frequency Semiconductor Lasers Operating at 1.5 and 2.0 microns, Phase I Completed 3 Lasers Langley Research Center 2025-01-27 —
High Performance Methane Thrust Chamber (HPMTC), Phase I Completed — Cryogenic Propulsion Johnson Space Center 2025-01-27 —
A Low Cost Light Weight Polymer Derived Ceramic Telescope Mirror, Phase I Completed — Mirror Systems Marshall Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
Distributed Reconfigurable Intelligent Multifunctional Autonomous Robust Sensor Systems, Phase I Completed — Integrated Flight Operations Systems Langley Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Efficient Techniques for Formal Verification of PowerPC 750 Executables, Phase II Completed 6 Frameworks, Languages, Tools, and Standards Ames Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Radiation-Tolerant, Space Wire-Compatible Switching Fabric, Phase II Completed — High-Speed Onboard Interconnects and Networks Goddard Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
Transmission and Distribution of Photosynthetically Active Radiation (PAR) for Biomass Production in Exploration Missions [7226-270], Phase II Completed — Food Production, Processing, and Preservation Kennedy Space Center 2025-01-27 —
Ultraviolet AlGaN-based Avalanche Photo Diode Grown over Single Crystal Bulk AlN Substrates, Phase I Completed — Detectors and Focal Planes Langley Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Wide-Bandgap CIAS Photovoltaic Absorber on Flexible Substrates, Phase II Completed — Food Production, Processing, and Preservation Glenn Research Center 2025-01-27 —
3-D Wind and Turbulence Measurement System for UAV, Phase I Completed — Thermal Conditioning for Sensors, Instruments, Samples, and High-Efficiency Electric Motors Ames Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Thin Mirror Shaping Technology for High-Throughput X-ray Telescopes Completed — Mirror Systems — 2025-01-27 —
Debugging and Event Tracing for Multi-Agent Systems, Phase I Completed — Weather and Environment Ames Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Computational Framework for Aerocapture Devices (Ballutes), Phase I Completed — Hypersonic Decelerators Langley Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Space-Ready Advanced Imaging System, Phase II Completed — Data Reduction Hardware Systems Glenn Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Space Weather in Operation Completed 2 Space Weather Prediction Goddard Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
Real Time Control Software for Electromagnetic Formation Flight, Phase I Completed — Control Force and Torque Actuators Goddard Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
Nanoporous Membrane for Medical Grade Water Generation, Phase I Completed — Resource Processing for Production of Mission Consumables Glenn Research Center 2025-01-27 —
High Performance Avalanche Photodiodes for Photon Counting at 1064 nm, Phase I Completed — Quantum Communications Goddard Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
Hyperspectral Foveated Imaging Sensor for Objects Identification and Tracking, Phase I Completed — Range Tracking, Surveillance, and Flight Safety Technologies Kennedy Space Center 2025-01-27 —
Miniaturized Ultraviolet Absorption Ozonesonde for Small Aerial Platforms, Phase II Completed — Food Production, Processing, and Preservation Goddard Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
Passive Wireless Cryogenic Liquid Level Sensors Using Orthogonal Frequency Coded Acoustic Wave Devices, Phase I Completed — Cryogenic Propulsion Kennedy Space Center 2025-01-27 —
Fiber Optic Systems for Light Curing Rigidization of Inflatable Structures, Phase I Completed — Manufacturing Processes Langley Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Fuel Cell/Li-ion Battery Hybrid Power System for Space Suits, Phase II Completed — Electrochemical Storage: Fuel Cells Johnson Space Center 2025-01-27 —
The Integrated Computational Environment for Airbreathing Hypersonic Flight Vehicle Modeling and Design Evaluation, Phase I Completed — Tools and Methodologies for Vehicle and Concept Definition Activities Armstrong Flight Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Easy-to-Use UAV Ground Station Software for Low-Altitude Civil Operations, Phase I Completed — Execution and Control Ames Research Center 2025-01-27 —
MILP-Based 4D Trajectory Planning for Tactical Trajectory Management, Phase I Completed — Trajectory Design and Analysis Ames Research Center 2025-01-27 —
LandingNav: Terrain Guided Automated Precision Landing, Phase I Completed — State Estimation Johnson Space Center 2025-01-27 —
Computational Modeling of Flow Control Systems for Aerospace Vehicles, Phase I Completed — Aeroelasticity Langley Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Gradient Transport Correction (GTC): A General Confinement Method for Better Simulation of Rotor Wake and Vortex-Dominated Flows, Phase I Completed — Aeroelasticity Ames Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Deep UV Raman/Fluorescence (DUV-RF) Stand-off sensor for Lunar Science, Phase I Completed 3 Planetary Protection Ames Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Designer's Situation Awareness Toolbox (DeSAT), Phase II Completed — Human Factors Engineering Langley Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Integration of Cloud-Aerosol Transport System (CATS) to high-altitude research aircraft Completed — Environment Sensors NASA Headquarters 2025-01-27 —
A Reliable Electronic Package for Space Exploration, Phase II Completed — Electronic Packaging and Implementations Langley Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Identification and Reduction of Turbomachinery Noise, Phase II Completed — Aeroacoustics Glenn Research Center 2025-01-27 —
A Novel Technology for Simultaneous TOC Reduction and Biofouling Prevention, Phase II Completed — Logistics Management Johnson Space Center 2025-01-27 —
Micro-Channel Embedded Pulsating Heat Pipes, Phase I Completed — Heat Rejection and Storage Goddard Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
Computational Modeling in Support of High Altitude Testing Facilities, Phase II Completed — Test, Operations, and Systems Safety Stennis Space Center 2025-01-27 —
Magic Bullet: Real-Time Anytime Treatment Learning, Phase I Completed — Integrated Flight Operations Systems Goddard Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
Advanced Life Support System Water Reclamation Using DynaJet Cavitating Jets, Phase II Completed — Decompression Sickness Mitigation Johnson Space Center 2025-01-27 —
Wireless In-situ Nondestructive Inspection of Engine Rotor Disks with Ultrasonic Guided Waves, Phase I Completed — Nondestructive Inspection, Evaluation, and Root Cause Analysis Glenn Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Non-Toxic, Low Freezing, Drop-in Replacement Heat Transfer Fluids, Phase II Completed — Electrothermal Propulsion 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.