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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 →

21,176 projects harvested so far — page 233 of 424.

Title Status TRL Technology area Lead organization Last updated Potential ⓘ
OpenSWIFT-SDR for STRS Completed 5 Cognitive Networking Tethers Unlimited Inc 2026-01-22 —
Nanotechnology based X-ray Detectors for Space Observations Completed 6 Detectors and Focal Planes Guardion, Inc. 2026-01-22 —
Polarimetric Multiwavelength Focal Plane Arrays for ACE and CLARREO Completed 6 Detectors and Focal Planes Phoebus Optoelectronics, LLC 2026-01-22 —
A Modular In-Situ Curing Apparatus for Thermoset Resin Mixtures Applied as Thermal Protection Systems Completed 3 Manufacturing Processes Intelligent Optical Systems, Inc. 2026-01-22 —
Polymer Coating-Based Contaminant Control/Elimination for Exo-S Starshade Probe Completed 4 Optical Components Photonic Cleaning Technologies, LLC 2026-01-22 —
Achromatic Vector Vortex Waveplates for Coronagraphy Completed 5 Mirror Systems BEAM Engineering for Advanced Measurements 2026-01-22 —
An Advanced Anode Electrocatalysis Concept for Direct Methane SOFC Systems Completed 5 Dynamic Energy Conversion Lynntech, Inc. 2026-01-22 —
AcTOR: Aircraft Trajectory Optimization Resolver Completed 4 Advanced Atmospheric Flight Vehicles Sonalysts, Inc. 2026-01-22 —
Ada Phase I Completed 4 Collaborative Science and Engineering Soar Technology, Inc. 2026-01-22 —
Portable Spectroscopic Scanning Electron Microscope on ISS: In-Situ Nanostructural/Chemical Analysis for Critical Vehicle Systems Completed 6 Detectors and Focal Planes Mochii, Inc., D/B/A Voxa 2026-01-22 —
Precision In-Space Manufacturing for Structurally-Connected Space Interferometry Completed 3 Optical Components Made in Space, Inc. 2026-01-22 —
SmallSat Low Mass, Extreme Low Temperature Energy Storage Completed 5 Electrochemical Storage: Batteries Jet Propulsion Laboratory 2026-01-22 —
Advanced material and structural design of a lightweight stiff mounting system for a 50kW-class photovoltaic array Completed 3 Lightweight Concepts PVT Clean Energy LLC 2026-01-22 —
Identification of Landing Gear Aeroacoustic Noise Sources with the Synthetic Array Technique Completed 5 Aeroacoustics Innovative Technology Applications Co. 2026-01-22 —
Parahydrogen-Orthohydrogen Catalytic Conversion for Cryogenic Propellant Passive Heat Shielding Completed 4 Cryogenic Propulsion Ultramet 2026-01-22 —
Predictor of Airport Runway Capacity (PARC) Completed 4 Traffic Management Concepts Architecture Technology Corporation 2026-01-22 —
Improved CVD Coatings for Carbide Based Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Fuel Elements Completed 4 Solar Thermal Propulsion Technology Assessment & Transfer, Inc. 2026-01-22 —
Proximity Glare Suppression using Carbon Nanotubes Completed 6 — Lambda Consulting/Advanced Nanophotonics 2026-01-22 —
An Uninhabited Aerial System Safety Analysis Model (USAM) Completed 3 Frameworks, Languages, Tools, and Standards Intelligent Automation, Inc. 2026-01-22 —
Process and Tool Innovation for CAD Integration with OLTARIS Completed 6 Space Weather Prediction XL Scientific, LLC 2026-01-22 —
Proximity Glare Suppression for Astronomical Coronagraphy Completed 4 Optical Components Nanohmics, Inc. 2026-01-22 —
Mass-Optimized UltraFlex Solar Array with Integrated IMM Cell Flexible Blanket Completed 4 Photovoltaic Electrical Power Deployable Space Systems, Inc 2026-01-22 —
Lunar Truss Design and Construction Completed 4 Manufacturing Processes Bond Technologies, Inc 2026-01-22 —
Networked ATM for Efficient Routing Completed 2 Quantum Communications Robust Analytics 2026-01-22 —
Bringing 3D Memory Cubes to Space: a "Rad-Hard by Design Study" with an Open Architecture Completed 3 Radiation-Hardened Extreme-Environment Components and Implementations Irvine Sensors Corporation 2026-01-22 —
Soft Cleaning of Wire-Immobilized Genetic Material Completed 3 Air, Water, Microbial, and Acoustic Sensors nou Systems, Inc. 2026-01-22 —
Optical Approach to Augment Current Float Sensing Method of Determining Cryogen Fluid Height Within a Tank Completed 4 Launch Vehicle Propellant Innovative Imaging and Research Corporation 2026-01-22 —
Honey, I Shrunk the NASA Payload, the Sequel - Phase 2 Completed — Remote Sensing Instruments and Sensors Jet Propulsion Laboratory 2026-01-22 —
CMOS Photon-Counting Image Sensor with High Spatial Resolution and Room Temperature Operation for High-Performance Visible-Blind UV/EUV Photon Number Resolving Completed 7 Optical Components Gigajot Technology, LLC 2026-01-22 —
Weather Intelligence Support Environment Completed 4 Integrated Systems and Ancillary Technologies Sigmatech, Inc. 2026-01-22 —
Advanced Plasma Sprayed Conductive Thermal Control Material Systems (TCMS) - For Improved Performance Completed 4 Materials for Extreme Environments Applied Material Systems Engineering, Inc. (AMSENG) 2026-01-22 —
EngineeringHub: A Trusted Collaborative Framework for Model Based Engineering Sharing Completed 7 Collaborative Science and Engineering Phoenix Integration 2026-01-22 —
Integrating Standard Operating Procedures with Spacecraft Automation Completed 7 — TRACLabs, Inc. 2026-01-22 —
Communicationless Coordination via Intent Estimation and Intent-Expressive Motion Planning in Multiagent Exploration Completed 4 Path Planning Geisel Software, Inc. 2026-01-22 —
Vortex Dust Removing Attachment Completed 5 Particulate Contamination Prevention and Mitigation Vivonics, Inc. 2026-01-22 —
Lightweight Superconducting Magnets for Low Temperature Magnetic Coolers Completed 4 Thermal Conditioning for Sensors, Instruments, Samples, and High-Efficiency Electric Motors Creare, LLC 2026-01-22 —
Virtual Explanation Reasoning Agent (VERA) Completed 4 Cryogenic Propulsion Soar Technology, Inc. 2026-01-22 —
Compact Cryocooler Electronics (CCCE) for Small Satellites Completed 6 Cryogenic/Thermal Systems Wecoso, INC 2026-01-22 —
Green Liquid Monopropellant Thruster for In-space Propulsion Completed 4 Integrated Systems and Ancillary Technologies Physical Sciences, Inc. 2026-01-22 —
X-Boom Completed 3 Lightweight Concepts Analytical Mechanics Associates, Inc. 2026-01-22 —
Stable Platform for Optical Communications (SPOC) Completed 4 Pointing, Acquisition, and Tracking Techniques and Technologies Applied Technology Associates 2026-01-22 —
Advanced Cathode Electrolyzer (ACE) Completed — Electrochemical Storage: Fuel Cells Infinity Fuel Cell and Hydrogen, Inc. 2026-01-22 —
Adaptive Bio-inspired Navigation for Planetary Exploration Completed — Navigation Sensors Neurala LLC 2026-01-22 —
High-Detectivity Type-II Superlattice Detectors for 6-14 um Infrared Applications Completed 5 Detectors and Focal Planes SVT Associates 2026-01-22 —
Optical System for Monitoring Net Occular Blood Flow Completed 3 Medical Diagnosis and Prognosis Physical Sciences, Inc. 2026-01-22 —
Modular Ultra-High Power Solar Array Architecture Completed 4 Photovoltaic Electrical Power Deployable Space Systems, Inc 2026-01-22 —
Reclaimable Thermally Reversible Polymers for AM Feedstock Completed 3 Manufacturing Processes Cornerstone Research Group, Inc. 2026-01-22 —
UV stable coating for sail-embedded PV power Completed 5 Photovoltaic Electrical Power SSS Optical Technologies, LLC 2026-01-22 —
Novel Warp Tension and Thickness Control Feedback Loop for Weaving of Thick 3D-TPS Preforms Completed 3 Manufacturing Processes T.E.A.M., Inc. 2026-01-22 —
A Novel, Portable, Projection, Focusing Schlieren System Completed 5 Mechanical and Structural Integrity Testing MetroLaser, 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.