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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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21,052 projects harvested so far — page 156 of 422.

Title Status TRL Technology area Lead organization
Heat Transfer Mechanisms for Flow Boiling in Microgravity using Fluorescing Materials as Temperature Sensors Completed 3 Measurement and Control University of Maryland-College Park
Advanced Exo-Brake Development: Parachuting Small Payloads in a Single-Stage from Low Earth Orbit (LEO), Year 1 Completed 3 — Ames Research Center
Orion Automation Monitoring Application (OAMA) and Situation Awareness Tool Completed 5 Joint Knowledge and Understanding Johnson Space Center
Percussive Hot Cone Penetrometer (PHCP) and Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) for Geotechnical and Volatiles Mapping Completed 5 Destination Resource Exploration Michigan Technological University
Mechanics of Digital Lattice Materials for Re‐configurable Space Structures Completed 3 Innovative and Multifunctional Concepts University of California-Berkeley
Combustion Synthesis of Thermoelectric Materials for Deep Space Exploration Completed 3 Propellant Production, Storage, and Transfer The University of Texas at El Paso
Improving MKID Performance at the UVOIR Wavelengths Completed 3 Detectors and Focal Planes University of California-Santa Barbara
Multi-Physics Based Thermo-Well Fatigue Design Tool, Year 2 Completed — Exascale Simulation Stennis Space Center
Micro-Probes Propelled and Powered by Planetary Atmospheric Electricity (MP4AE) Completed 2 Electromagnetic Tethers West Virginia University
Polaris Project: Autonomous Satellite Technology for Resilient Application (ASTRA) Completed 7 Autonomous Systems Stennis Space Center
Dust Solution Testing Initiative (DuSTI) Completed 4 Materials for Extreme Environments Johnson Space Center
WRANGL3R - Water Regolith ANalysis for Grounded Lunar 3d Reconnaissance Completed 5 Destination Resource Exploration Washington University in St Louis
CEPS –A Compact Electron-Proton Spectrometer for Moon / Mars Surface Space Weather Monitoring and Crew Protection Completed 4 Human Health, Life Support, and Habitation Systems Johnson Space Center
Ultrafast laser absorption spectroscopy for characterizing shock-heated gases Completed 3 Atmosphere Characterization Purdue University-Main Campus
Zero-Gravity Acoustic Mass-Gauge (ZAM) Completed 4 Integrated Systems and Ancillary Technologies Ames Research Center
An Approach for Assessing the Entry Performance of Different Direct Force Control Vehicle Configurations During Mars Entry Completed 2 Hypersonic Decelerators University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Solarelastic Stability of Solar Sail Structures Completed 3 Solar Sails Duke University
Reaction-based Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS) Strategy for Measuring Biomarkers of Oxidative Stress and Endothelial Function Year 1 of 1 Completed 7 Contactless and Wearable Human Health and Performance Monitoring Johnson Space Center
ECLSS Carbon Control Completed 3 — Marshall Space Flight Center
Dry Aerosol Deposition of Oxide Coatings on Polymeric Substrates Completed 3 Manufacturing Processes New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
In situ characterization of subsurface cracking behavior in SiC/SiC composites Completed 3 Materials for Extreme Environments University of California-Santa Barbara
Increasing Performance of Hybrid and Solid Motors using Large Ionic Complex Propellants Completed 2 Integrated Systems and Ancillary Technologies Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
Improved Channel Decoders and New Low-Rate Codes for Space Communications Completed 3 Optical Communications Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Direct Drive Solar Powered Arcjet Thruster Completed 2 Electrostatic Propulsion Marshall Space Flight Center
Autonomous Robotic Demonstrator for Deep Drilling (DeepDrill) Completed 2 Manipulation Planet Enterprises
Mixed Reality Crew Assistance (MRC) Completed 6 — Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Flow Quality Analysis of Shape Morphing Structures for Hypersonic Ground Testing Applications Completed 3 Aerodynamics Princeton University
Power Scaling of a Planar Waveguide Master Oscillator Power Amplifier Laser Transmitter for Earth Venture Mission Completed 4 Lasers Goddard Space Flight Center
Exploration of the Fundamental Limitations on Plasmoid Thrusters as a Next-generation In-Space Propulsion Concept Completed 3 Electromagnetic Propulsion University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Air Launch from a Towed Glider Project Completed 5 — Armstrong Flight Research Center
Trajectory Design and Targeting for Applications to the Exploration Program in Cislunar Space Completed 3 Dynamics Analysis, Modeling, and Simulation Tools Purdue University-Main Campus
Generative Design of Additively Manufactured Tanks for Small Spacecraft Propulsion Systems Completed 2 Integrated Systems and Ancillary Technologies The University of Texas at El Paso
Computational Framework for Predicting the Combined Effects of Porosity, Surface Roughness, and Microstructure on the Fatigue Performance of Metal Additively Manufactured Parts Completed 2 Design and Certification Methods Carnegie Mellon University
Drop Media Interactions and Demisting in Microgravity Completed 3 Water Recovery and Management Portland State University
LTD Based Materials Formulation and Degradation (Thor's Hammer) Completed — Manufacturing Processes Marshall Space Flight Center
Enceladus Vent Explorer Completed 3 Below-Surface Mobility Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Quantum Dot Spectrometer, Year 2 Completed 2 Detectors and Focal Planes Goddard Space Flight Center
Repurposable Structural Composite Utilization (ReSCU) Materials, Year 2 Completed — Materials for Electrical Power Generation, Energy Storage, Power Distribution, and Electrical Machines Langley Research Center
Long-life High-Isp Hall Thruster Technology With Auxiliary Gas Injection, Year 1 Completed 3 Electrostatic Propulsion Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Electrodynamic Regolith Conveyor Completed 4 Resource Acquisition, Isolation, and Preparation Kennedy Space Center
Modeling human performance degradation from radiation exposure and physiological responses to spaceflight during long duration missions Completed 3 Radiation Transport and Risk Modeling University of Colorado Boulder
Monocular SLAM for Smart SPHERES Completed 3 Onboard Mapping and Data Analysis University of Pennsylvania
RECOP: Lightweight Regenerable CO2-to-Power Conversion System for Safer Manned Missions Completed — Atmosphere Revitalization Langley Research Center
Astronaut Devices and Wearables For Situational Awareness and Robotic Interaction Completed 3 Contactless and Wearable Human Health and Performance Monitoring Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Feasibility Study of a Magnetic Suspension System for Testing the Dynamic Stability of Blunt Bodies in NASA GRC’s 225 square centimeter Supersonic Wind Tunnel Completed 3 Integrated Modeling and Simulation for EDL Case Western Reserve University
Mycotecture off Planet Completed 3 Human Health, Life Support, and Habitation Systems Ames Research Center
Lunar Escape - Backup Ascent Abort from the Lunar Surface (for Crew Risk Reduction) Completed 3 Mission Planning Langley Research Center
Modern Estimation Techniques and Optimal Maneuver Targeting for Autonomous Optical Navigation around Small Bodies Completed 3 Guidance Algorithms The University of Texas at Austin
Leveraging Opportunity for Detector Based on New Physics of Gain Completed — Optical Components Langley Research Center
Steam Propelled Autonomous Retrieval Robot for Ocean Worlds (SPARROW) Completed 3 Surface Mobility Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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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.
💻 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.