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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 168 of 422.

Title Status TRL Technology area Lead organization
Spectral Mass-Gauging with Acoustic Waves (SMG) Completed 6 Integrated Systems and Ancillary Technologies Ames Research Center
Plasma spectroscopy through direct detection with CMOS imaging sensors Completed 3 Detectors and Focal Planes Goddard Space Flight Center
Biologically Inspired Radiation-Reflecting Ablator (BIRRA) for Enabling Entry Descent and Landing Missions to Gas Giant Planets or Radiation-Intensive Environments Completed 2 — Ames Research Center
NIST in Space: Better Remote Sensors for Better Science Completed 3 Collaborative Science and Engineering ITT Exelis Geospatial Systems
Microbial tracking during plant growth using fluorescence reporter strains Completed 5 Food Production, Processing, and Preservation Kennedy Space Center
Photonic Integrated Circuits or Adaptive Ranging and Detection (PICARD) Completed 4 Flight Mechanics and GN&C for Entry, Descent, and Safe Precise Landing Langley Research Center
Parachute Cord Tension Sensor Completed 6 Instrumentation and Health Monitoring for EDL Johnson Space Center
Spacecraft Scale Magnetospheric Protection from Galactic Cosmic Radiation Completed 3 Protection Systems MSNW, LLC
Dragon Deep Drilling Platform for Mars Exploration Completed 3 — Ames Research Center
Towards In-Space Addititve Manufacturing of Thermosets and Embedded Fibers Completed — — Marshall Space Flight Center
Directed evolution of Rubisco for improved carbon dioxide capture and conversion Completed 3 Transformative Health and Performance Concepts University of Wisconsin-Madison
Advancing Computational Methods for Supersonic Retropropulsion Completed 3 Integrated Modeling and Simulation for EDL Stanford University
Development and flight testing of in situ airborne spectrally-resolved UV-vis aerosol spectrometers Completed 9 Sensors and Instruments Langley Research Center
Collapsible Space Telescope (CST) for Nanosatellite Imaging and Observation, Year 1 Completed 4 — Ames Research Center
New Technology for Gas Absorption Completed 3 Atmosphere Revitalization Yale University
Dynamic Model Reduction for Battery Repurposing in Human Space Flights Completed 2 State Estimation and Monitoring Ames Research Center
Extractor for Chemical Analysis of Lipid Biomarkers in Regolith (ExCALiBR) Completed — In Situ Resource Use Ames Research Center
Paramagnetic Ionic Liquids for Enhanced Gas Absorption Completed 3 Atmosphere Revitalization Marshall Space Flight Center
Orbital Syngas/Commodity Augmentation Reactor (OSCAR) Completed 5 Waste Management Kennedy Space Center
Distributed Collaboration and Coordination for Planetary Exploration Mission Support Completed 3 Goal and Task Negotiation Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Gas Deployable Nozzle Extension Completed 7 Cryogenic Propulsion Marshall Space Flight Center
Incorporating Self-healing Materials into Lightweight, Inflatable Structures for Deep Space Habitats Completed 2 Materials, Structures, Mechanical Systems, and Manufacturing Langley Research Center
TEAMS Model for the HPGF LN2 Pump System Diagnostic Utility Project Completed 6 — Stennis Space Center
Reusable Heatshields through Additive Manufacturing (RHAM) Completed 6 Manufacturing Processes Canopy Aerospace
A Lightweight Compact Multi-Spectral Imager Using Novel Computer-Generated Micro-Optics and Spectral-Extraction Algorithms Completed 4 Detectors and Focal Planes University of Utah
HPDM-30 – A 10 kW/kg Integrated Motor Drive for UAV and Aircraft Electric Propulsion Completed 3 Hybrid Electric Systems H3X Technologies Inc.
Semi-Autonomous Telerobotic Manipulation for On-Orbit Spacecraft Servicing and Assembly over Time-Delayed Telemetry Completed 3 Remote Interaction Johns Hopkins University
Digital Manufacturing of Lightweight and Efficient Structures via Reconfigurable Lattice Printing Completed 3 Digital Transformation Technologies for Manufacturing Yale University
A Space-based Tractor Beam for Neutral Atoms: A Hybridized Magnetic and Optical Trap for Generating Macroscopic Quantum Matter in Orbit, Year 1 Completed 4 In Situ Instruments and Sensors Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Experimental Modal Analysis for Determining Cryogenic Tank Levels Completed 3 Power Management and Distribution Glenn Research Center
Authentication for Propulsion Test Streaming Video Project Completed 7 — Stennis Space Center
Using the Solar Spectrum to Convert the Mars Atmosphere into Fuel with Novel Photocatalysts, Year 1 Completed 3 Resource Processing for Production of Mission Consumables Kennedy Space Center
Ultra High Resolution x-Ray Optics Completed 4 Mirror Systems Marshall Space Flight Center
Novel Low-Loss Low-Noise Dielectric for Superconducting Microwave Devices Completed 4 Remote Sensing Instruments and Sensors Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Augmented Reality Environment for Electronic Procedure Systems (AREEPS) Completed 6 — Johnson Space Center
Visual Light Communication for System-System Comm Completed 4 Communications, Navigation, and Orbital Debris Tracking and Characterization Systems Armstrong Flight Research Center
Ultra-Thin Layer Chromatography (UTLC) Completed 3 Atomic and Molecular Species Assessment Ames Research Center
Shaped and Seamless Thermal Protection System Completed 3 — Ames Research Center
Meta-Microlens Array for Efficient Optical Coupling to SPAD Arrays Completed 3 Optical Components Langley Research Center
Multi-Physics Based Thermo-Well Fatigue Design Tool, Year 1 Completed 6 Flight Performance and Analysis Stennis Space Center
Dismantling Rubble Pile Asteroids with AoES (Area-of-Effect Soft-bots) Completed 2 Resource Acquisition, Isolation, and Preparation University of Colorado Boulder
Perovskite-based Photovoltaics: A New Pathway to Ultra- Low-Cost Space Power Completed 4 Photovoltaic Electrical Power Glenn Research Center
Hypervelocity Expansion Tube Studies of Blunt Body Aerothermodynamics in CO2 and Air Completed 3 Integrated Modeling and Simulation for EDL California Institute of Technology
Advanced Aerocapture System for Enabling Faster-Larger Planetary Science & Human Exploration Missions Completed 3 Hypersonic Decelerators Langley Research Center
Cryogenic Propellant Storage and Handling Efficiency Improvement Project Completed 4 Propellant Production, Storage, and Transfer Stennis Space Center
Deflagration Potential of NFT Fuel Cell Technology Completed 6 Electrochemical Storage: Fuel Cells Glenn Research Center
ESD of Aerospace Vehicles Completed 2 Ground and Flight Test Technologies Kennedy Space Center
Calibration of Satellite Antenna Arrays using Signals of Opportunity Completed 3 Microwave, Millimeter Waves, and Submillimeter Waves Ohio State University-Main Campus
Low Creep/Low Relaxation Polymer Composites, Year 2 Completed 2 All-Electric Propulsion Langley Research Center
Characterization of the MSFC Lunar Regolith Terrain Field via geotechnical, electrical, seismic and neutron-spectral field instruments Completed 4 — —
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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.