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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.

What's active and early-stage — where getting involved could matter →

21,172 projects harvested so far — page 223 of 424.

Title Status TRL Technology area Lead organization Last updated Potential ⓘ
Tensegrital Wheel for Enhanced Surface Mobility Completed 7 Surface Mobility Protoinnovations, LLC 2026-01-22 —
RSim: A Simulation Tool Integrating Radiation Codes and CAD. Completed 6 — Tech-X Corporation 2026-01-22 —
Spacecraft Position Estimation in Interplanetary Trajectories Using Star Trackers Completed 4 Navigation Sensors Lynntech, Inc. 2026-01-22 —
Static Water Vapor Feed Electrolyzer Completed — Electrochemical Storage: Fuel Cells Giner, Inc. 2026-01-22 —
Cryogenic MEMS Technology for Sensing Applications Completed 4 Detectors and Focal Planes MEMtronics Corporation 2026-01-22 —
Scalable ParaView for Extreme Scale Visualization Completed 4 Tools and Methodologies for Performing Systems Analysis Kitware, Inc. 2026-01-22 —
Non-intrusive Hazardous Pilot Cognitive State Assessment via Semi-Supervised Deep Learning: CSA-Deep Completed 3 Cognitive Networking Intelligent Automation, Inc. 2026-01-22 —
Curved Microchannel Plates and Collimators for Spaceflight Mass Spectrometers Completed 6 Field and Particle Detectors Incom, Inc. 2026-01-22 —
Autonomous Multi-Robot Exploration using UWB Completed 5 Orbital Debris Tracking TDC Acquisition Holdings, Inc. 2026-01-22 —
Flying Qualities Metrics and Design Guidelines for Modern Transport Aircraft Completed 3 Flying and Handling Qualities Systems Technology, Inc. 2026-01-22 —
Autonomous Utility Connector for Lunar Surface Systems Completed — Modeling and Simulation for Robots Honeybee Robotics, Ltd. 2026-01-22 —
Polymer Reinforced, Non-Brittle, Light-Weight Cryogenic Insulation for Reduced Life Cycle Costs Completed 3 Impact, Damage, and Radiation-Resistant Systems Innosense Corporation 2026-01-22 —
Low Gravity Anchoring System Completed 4 Sample Acquisition and Handling Cadtrak Engineering, LLC 2026-01-22 —
NanoDrill: 1 Actuator Core Acquisition System Completed 4 Grappling Technologies Honeybee Robotics, Ltd. 2026-01-22 —
Autonomous Guidance for Medical Procedures Completed 4 Medical Diagnosis and Prognosis Retrocausal, Inc. 2026-01-22 —
High Temperature Stirling Cooler Completed 4 Onboard Mapping and Data Analysis Honeybee Robotics, Ltd. 2026-01-22 —
Modular and Batch-Producible Small Spacecraft Completed 5 Management and Control Vistacent, LLC 2026-01-22 —
Hiawatha Onboard Electronic Sensing Completed 6 Integrated Systems and Ancillary Technologies Nokomis, Inc. 2026-01-22 —
Modular Advanced Networked Telerobotic Interface System (MANTIS) Completed 5 Dexterous Manipulation Tethers Unlimited Inc 2026-01-22 —
An Agile Aerial Sensor System Tailored for In-Situ Cloud Measurements Completed 5 Environment Sensors Barron Associates, Inc. 2026-01-22 —
Chemical Microsensor Instrument for UAV Airborne Atmospheric Measurements Completed 8 Environment Sensors Makel Engineering, Inc. 2026-01-22 —
Dynamic ASE Modeling and Optimization of Aircraft with SpaRibs Completed 5 Innovative and Multifunctional Concepts M4 Engineering, Inc. 2026-01-22 —
Novel, Nanotechnology Based CMC Composites for Hot Structures Completed 5 Lightweight Structural Materials Allcomp Inc. 2026-01-22 —
Slow-Light-Enhanced Spectral Interferometers Completed 5 Optical Components KBN Optics, LLC 2026-01-22 —
Low-power Cross-Correlator ASIC Completed 4 Microwave, Millimeter Waves, and Submillimeter Waves Pacific Microchip Corporation 2026-01-22 —
MATE: Modern Software Technology for Flight Test Automation and Orchestration Completed 6 Test, Operations, and Systems Safety METECS 2026-01-22 —
The Vulcan Advanced Hybrid Manufacturing System Completed 6 In Situ Manufacturing, Maintenance, and Repair Made in Space, Inc. 2026-01-22 —
Broad Area Cooling with Hybrid Additive Manufactured Pressure Vessel Completed 3 Integrated Systems and Ancillary Technologies Sierra Lobo, Inc. 2026-01-22 —
Ultra-Compact Transmitter for Space-Based Lidar Completed 5 Touchdown Systems Fibertek, Inc. 2026-01-22 —
ARMAS Suborbital Completed 6 Monitoring Technology Space Environment Technologies, LLC 2026-01-22 —
Additively Manufactured Bimetallic Combustion Chambers for Small Launch Vehicles Completed 3 Digital Transformation Technologies for Manufacturing Quadrus Advanced Manufacturing, LLC 2026-01-22 —
Advanced Green Micropropulsion System Completed 5 Solids Systima Technologies, Inc. 2026-01-22 —
Spinning-Scroll Pump for Cryogenic Feed System Completed 4 Cryogenic Propulsion Air Squared, Inc. 2026-01-22 —
Trussed TRAC Boom for Solar Sails Completed 5 Solar Sails Roccor, LLC 2026-01-22 —
Assessing Vestibulo-ocular Function and Spatial Orientation in Parabolic Flight Completed 6 Medical Diagnosis and Prognosis Johns Hopkins University 2026-01-22 —
Scintillation-Hardened GPS Completed 7 Navigation Sensors CommLargo, Incorporated 2026-01-22 —
Low Cost Automated Module Assembly for 180 GHz Devices Completed 8 Electronics NxGen Electronics, Inc. 2026-01-22 —
Compact and rugged mid-infrared multi-gas open path sensor Completed 6 Environment Sensors Pendar Technologies, LLC 2026-01-22 —
Algorithms for Structural Dynamics Based Fiber Optic Strain Gage Health Monitoring Completed 6 Reliability, Life Assessment, and Health Monitoring San Diego Composites, Inc. 2026-01-22 —
A Mathematical Model to Assess CMAS Damage in EBCs Completed 3 Computational Materials Materials Research and Design, Inc. 2026-01-22 —
Non-mechanical High-Resolution Low-SWaP Lidar Completed 3 Lasers Meadowlark Optics Inc. 2026-01-22 —
Miniaturized System-in-Package Motor Controller for Spacecraft and Orbital Instruments Completed 3 Optical Components Honeybee Robotics, Ltd. 2026-01-22 —
High Quantum Efficiency Type II SLS FPAs for Space-Based Applications Completed 5 Detectors and Focal Planes IntelliEPI IR, Inc. 2026-01-22 —
Next-Generation Deformable Mirrors for Astronomical Coronagraphy by Utilizing PMN-PT Single Crystal Stack Actuators in integration with Driver ASIC Completed 4 Optical Components Microscale, Inc. 2026-01-22 —
Lasercom for Intra-Nanosat Communication (LINC) Completed 3 Pointing, Acquisition, and Tracking Techniques and Technologies Honeybee Robotics, Ltd. 2026-01-22 —
High Speed Lasercom Signal Processing and Ground Station Completed 4 Optimetrics Fibertek, Inc. 2026-01-22 —
Tool Material Design for Friction Stir Welding of High Strength Materials Completed 5 Digital Transformation Technologies for Manufacturing QuesTek Innovations, LLC 2026-01-22 —
Feedback Sensors for Closed Loop Additive In-Space Manufacturing Completed 5 Manufacturing Processes Cybernet Systems Corporation 2026-01-22 —
Robust Cryogenic Cavitation Modeling for Propulsion Systems Ground Test Facilities Completed 4 Science Modeling Tetra Research Corporation 2026-01-22 —
Development of a better, safer, emergency breathing mask for Orion astronauts Completed 5 Protective Clothing and Breathing Apparatuses TDA Research, Inc. 2026-01-22 —
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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.