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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 170 of 422.

Title Status TRL Technology area Lead organization
Computational Modeling of Nondestructive Evaluation, Defect Detection, and Defect Identification for CFRP Composite Materials Completed 4 Nondestructive Evaluation and Sensors Iowa State University
Alpha/Betavoltaic Power Sources Completed 4 Electrical Power Conversion and Regulation Ames Research Center
Optical Fibers with Protective Flexible Coatings for Signal and Energy Transmission in Harsh Lunar & Planetary Environments Completed — Insulation and Interfaces Glenn Research Center
Wavefront Control for High Performance Coronagraphy on Segmented and Centrally Obscured Telescopes Completed 4 Optical Components University of Arizona
Radiation Detection Using Passive Surface Acoustic Wave Sensors Completed 2 Monitoring Technology Kennedy Space Center
Heat Rejection System for Thermal Management in Space Utilizing a Planar Variable-Conductance Heat Pipe Completed 4 Heat Rejection and Storage Case Western Reserve University
Technology Assessment and Modeling of Three Terminal Tandem Solar Cells for in-Space Utilization Completed 3 Photovoltaic Electrical Power Glenn Research Center
Lunar Crater Radio Telescope (LCRT) on the Far-Side of the Moon (LCRT) Completed 3 Sensors and Instruments Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Development and Validation of a Model for Lunar/Martian GOX Liquefaction Process Completed 4 Propulsion Systems —
Exploiting Dynamic Magnetic Fields for New Magnetorheological Fluid Damping Capability Completed 3 Innovative and Multifunctional Concepts University of Central Florida
Electric Controlled Extinguishable Solid Propellant Completed 3 Solids Marshall Space Flight Center
Small Active Readout Device for Dose Spectra from Energetic Particles and Neutrons (DoSEN) Completed 4 Monitoring Technology University of New Hampshire-Main Campus
Gesture Commanding of a Robot with EVA Gloves Completed 5 — Johnson Space Center
Digital mMirror Device Flight Spectrometer Completed 3 Detectors and Focal Planes Ames Research Center
Hybrid-Composite Habitat to Enable Human Exploration Missions Completed 2 Habitation Systems Langley Research Center
Mass Measurements of an Electrospray Beam from a Single Emitter Ionic Liquid Ferrofluid Electrospray Source Completed 3 Electrostatic Propulsion Michigan Technological University
BALloon Locomotion for Extreme Terrain (BALLET) Completed 2 Surface Mobility Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Direct Generation of Oxygen via Electrocatalytic Reduction of Carbon Dioxide in an Ionic Liquid Completed 3 Atmosphere Revitalization University of Colorado Boulder
Autonomous Deep-Space Optical Navigation, Year 1 Completed 6 Onboard Navigation Algorithms Johnson Space Center
Method development of self-correction for real time CO2 monitoring using an ultra-low power and wearable sensor, Year 2 Completed 2 Contactless and Wearable Human Health and Performance Monitoring Ames Research Center
Particle Image Velocimetry/Tracking, Ejecta Sheet Monitoring, and Terrain Mapping for SCALPSS 2 Completed 4 Other Entry, Descent, and Landing Langley Research Center
An Investigation of Cryo-Capable Electronics for Surviving the Lunar Night Completed 4 Power Management and Distribution Glenn Research Center
Future Autonomous and Automated Systems Testbed Completed 3 Onboard Navigation Algorithms Johnson Space Center
Nano Icy Moons Propellant Harvester (NIMPH) Completed 2 Resource Acquisition, Isolation, and Preparation ExoTerra Resource, LLC
Nanoscale Vacuum Electronics: Back to the Future? Completed 3 — Ames Research Center
Calibration and Validation for Constellations of Remote Sensing CubeSats with Microwave Radiometers Completed 3 Distributed Aperture Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Unsteady Pressure-Sensitive Paint for Evaluating Capsule Dynamic Stability (uPSP) Completed 3 Aerodynamics Ames Research Center
Additive Manufacturing of In-Core Heat Pipes for Space Nuclear Power and Propulsion Completed 4 Heat Sources Glenn Research Center
Modeling and Mitigation of Heavy-Ion Device Degradation and Failure in SiC Schottky Diodes for Space Electronics Completed 1 Materials for Electrical Power Generation, Energy Storage, Power Distribution, and Electrical Machines Ames Research Center
Portable Intravenous Fluid Production Device for Ground Use Project Completed 3 — Kennedy Space Center
Materials Manufactured from 3D Printed Synthetic Biology Arrays Completed 3 — Ames Research Center
Towards In-Space Additive Manufacturing of Thermosets and Embedded Fibers, Year 1 Completed 4 — Marshall Space Flight Center
Collector Contamination Requirements for Life Detection in Enceladus' Icy Plumes Completed 3 — Ames Research Center
Next Generation of Submm-Wave Spectrometers for Planetary Exploration Completed 3 Detectors and Focal Planes Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Pulsed Lorentz Accelerator Completed 3 Electrostatic Propulsion Marshall Space Flight Center
Hybrid Windows and Mosaic Video: Reducing Complexity of Space Habitable Modules Completed 2 Relative Navigation Sensors Johnson Space Center
Amorphous Background Oriented Schlieren for Flight Test (Study) Completed 4 Detectors and Focal Planes Armstrong Flight Research Center
Ultrasonic Stir Welding Development for Ground Based & In-Situ Fabrication & Repair for In Space Propulsion Systems/Commercial Space Sector Completed 4 Manufacturing Processes Marshall Space Flight Center
A Circuit-Level Radiation Hardened-By-Design Approach for Standard CMOS Completed 3 Radiation-Hardened Extreme-Environment Components and Implementations The University of Tennessee-Knoxville
Quasicontinuum Fracture Modeling and Development of Refractory High Entropy Alloys Completed 2 Thermal Protection Systems University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Wide-Bandgap III-V Materials for Multijunction Solar Cell Applications Completed 3 Photovoltaic Electrical Power Yale University
Efficient Adaptive Learning for Robotic Operations in Unmodeled Environments with Dynamic Uncertainties Active 2 Small-Body and Microgravity Mobility The University of Texas at Austin
A Compact, High-Precision Optical Payload Enabling Earth-Sized Exoplanet Detection Using Nanosatellites Completed 3 Optical Components Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Phase-change Reconfigurable Optical WavEfront Synthesis System (PROWESS) Completed 4 Remote Sensing Instruments and Sensors Langley Research Center
Meteoroid Impact Detection for Exploration of Asteroids (MIDEA) Completed 3 Destination Resource Exploration Stanford University
Instant Landing Pads for Artemis Lunar Missions Completed 2 Touchdown Systems Masten Space Systems, Inc.
Simulation and Design Environment for In-Space Assembly Metrology Completed — Engineering and Integrity Langley Research Center
Development of a Wide-Spectrum Organic Analysis Instrument, Year 1 Completed 7 — Johnson Space Center
Repair of Mis-drilled Holes by Cold Welding Completed 2 Materials, Structures, Mechanical Systems, and Manufacturing Armstrong Flight Research Center
In-flight Diagnostic Capability for Crew Health by DESI-mass spectrometry Completed 4 Medical Diagnosis and Prognosis Johnson Space Center
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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.