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 226 of 422.

Title	Status	TRL	Technology area	Lead organization
Fully-Automated, Agricultural Application using Unmanned Aircraft	Completed	4	Sensing and Perception for Autonomous Systems	Continuum Dynamics, Inc.
PowerCube: Integrated Power, Propulsion, and Pointing for CubeSats	Completed	4	Electrochemical Storage: Fuel Cells	Tethers Unlimited Inc
Prototype Carbon Nanotube Ultracapacitor	Completed	6	Electrochemical Storage: Batteries	Scientic, Inc.
High QE Type II SLS Materials for FPA Applications	Completed	6	Detectors and Focal Planes	IntelliEPI IR, Inc.
Magnetically Geared Aircraft Drivetrain	Completed	5	Hybrid Electric Systems	FluxMagic
Pyrometer for Regolith-extracted Oxygen	Completed	4	Resource Processing for Production of Mission Consumables	Hedgefog Research, Inc.
Next-Generation Deformable Mirrors for Astronomical Coronagraphy by Utilizing PMN-PT Single Crystal Stack Actuators in integration with Driver ASIC	Completed	3	Optical Components	Microscale, Inc.
Long Term Cell Culture Monitoring System	Completed	4	Medical Diagnosis and Prognosis	Wainamics Inc.
Customizable InterSystem Wireless Data/Energy Transfer (CUSTOS-WiT) System	Completed	4	Distribution and Transmission	American GNC Corporation
An Autonomous Severe Weather Trend Monitor for Improved System-Wide TFM Execution	Completed	4	Integrated Systems and Ancillary Technologies	AvMet Applications
Low-Risk Approach to High-Payoff Ultra-High Temperature Ceramic Matrix Composites	Completed	4	Nuclear Thermal Propulsion	Advanced Ceramic Fibers, LLC
Vision-Based Navigation for Formation Flight onboard ISS	Completed	5	Relative Navigation Sensors	Jaycon Systems
Fast-Light Enhanced Fiber Gyroscope	Completed	5	Navigation Sensors	MagiQ Technologies, Inc.
Ultra-low-loss Millimeter-Wave Holographic Antennas for CubeSat Remote Sensing	Completed	4	Microwave, Millimeter Waves, and Submillimeter Waves	Astrabeam LLC
Perception and Navigation for Exploration of Shadowed Domains	Completed	3	Sensing and Perception for Autonomous Systems	Astrobotic Technology, Inc.
Intact.Generative: A Plug&Play Approach for Topology Optimization of Thermal Control Systems	Completed	6	Heat Transport	Intact Solutions
Energy Production for Sustainable Planetary Explorations	Completed	3	Resource Acquisition, Isolation, and Preparation	LC Tech
Integrated Sensors for the Evaluation of Structural Integrity of Inflatable Habitats	Completed	5	Innovative and Multifunctional Concepts	Nanosonic, Inc.
Automated Carbon Formation Reactor	Completed	5	Atmosphere Revitalization	PH Matter, LLC
A Modular Swarm Optimization Framework Enabling Multi-Vehicle Coordinated Path Planning	Completed	4	Sensing and Perception for Autonomous Systems	Heron Systems, Inc.
A Coupled System for Assessing the Threat of Solar Energetic Particle Events	Completed	5	Space Weather Prediction	Predictive Science, Inc.
Compact Wireless EVA Communications System (CWECS)	Completed	5	Informatics and Decision Support Systems	Innoflight, Inc.
Cloud Droplet Characterization System for Unmanned Aircraft	Completed	7	Lasers	Mesa Photonics, LLC
Next Generation Water Recovery for a Sustainable Closed Loop Living	Completed	5	Water Recovery and Management	Faraday Technology, Inc.
More Than 1,000 W/kg Rad-Hard, High-Voltage PV Blanket at Less Than $50/W IMM Cell Cost	Completed	—	Photovoltaic Electrical Power	Mark O'Neill, LLC
High Efficiency and Power Laser Transmitter for Deep Space Communications	Completed	6	Lasers	Freedom Photonics, LLC
Switching Electronics for Space-based Telescopes with Advanced AO Systems	Completed	3	Optical Components	Sunlite Science & Technology, Inc.
Non-Toxic Ionic Liquid Fuels for Exploration Applications	Completed	4	Earth Storable Propellants	ORBITEC
25X Fresnel Lens Photovoltaic Concentrator for Deep Space Missions	Completed	4	Photovoltaic Electrical Power	Mark O'Neill, LLC
Europa Drum Sampler (EDuS)	Completed	4	Grappling Technologies	Honeybee Robotics, Ltd.
A Cognitive Architecture Using Reinforcement Learning to Enable Autonomous Spacecraft Operations	Completed	3	Activity and Resource Planning and Scheduling	Onu Technology, Inc.
Automated Ply Inspection (API) for AFP	Completed	5	Manufacturing Processes	Flightware, Inc.
Absolute Navigation for Ground Vehicles for Planetary Exploration	Completed	5	Collaborative Mobility	Opto-Knowledge Systems, Inc. (OKSI)
Magnesium Based Rockets for Martian Exploration	Completed	4	Hybrids	Busek Company, Inc.
Architecture Framework for Fault Management Assessment and Design (AFFMAD)	Completed	4	Relative Navigation Sensors	Galois, Inc.
Weaved Distributed Plastic Optical Fiber Sensor (DIFOS) SHM system	Completed	7	Aerodynamic Decelerators	Redondo Optics, Inc.
Charge Dissipating Transparent Conformal Coatings for Spacecraft Electronics	Completed	4	Coatings	Luna Innovations, Inc.
Subsurface Access, Characterization, Acquisition, Transport, Storage and Delivery in Microgravity	Completed	2	Sample Acquisition and Handling	Grainflow Dynamics, Inc.
F-band, High-Efficiency GaN Power Amplifier for the Scanning Microwave Limb Sounder and SOFIA	Completed	4	Microwave, Millimeter Waves, and Submillimeter Waves	Quinstar Technology, Inc.
Adaptive Thermal Infrared Band ROIC for Planetary Science Missions	Completed	4	Detectors and Focal Planes	SAAZ Micro Inc.
Non-Intrusive, Distributed Gas Sensing Technology for Advanced Spacesuits	Completed	5	Portable Life Support System	Intelligent Optical Systems, Inc.
High Performance Pump-fed Lunar Transfer Stage for Small Launchers	Completed	4	Electrostatic Propulsion	Flight Works, Inc.
High-Resolution Unstructured Mesh Refinement Framework for Aircraft Icing Predictions	Completed	3	Engine Icing	CFD Research Corporation
High Performance Consumer-Affordable Nanocomposite Mirrors with Supersmooth Surfaces, Precise Figuring, and Innovative 3D Printed Structures	Completed	6	Electronics and Optics Manufacturing Processes	Lightweight Telescopes, Inc.
Novel, Functionally Graded PIP Coating System for Hot Structures	Completed	4	Lightweight Structural Materials	Allcomp Inc.
Portable Traffic Management Tool for Wildfire Operations	Completed	5	Integrated Systems and Ancillary Technologies	Improving Aviation, LLC
Novel Spider 3D Woven Seamless ADEPT Aero-Shell	Completed	4	Hypersonic Decelerators	Bally Ribbon Mills
Novel Radiation Shielding Composite Structural Materials for Deep Space Human Protection	Completed	4	Protection Systems	Brimrose Technology Corporation
Novel Sensor for Wind Tunnel Calibration and Characterization	Completed	4	Ground and Flight Test Technologies	Southwest Sciences, Inc.
CRAFTSMAN: A Framework for Flexible Robotic Tool Usage	Completed	6	Multimodal and Proximate Interaction	TRACLabs, Inc.

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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.