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 →

21,052 projects harvested so far — page 240 of 422.

Title	Status	TRL	Technology area	Lead organization
Very High Gain and Low Noise Near Infrared Single Photon Counting Detectors and Arrays	Completed	4	Detectors and Focal Planes	Amplification Technologies, Inc.
Low Coherence Wavefront Probe for Nanometer Level Free-Form Metrology	Completed	8	Mirror Systems	Apre Instruments, LLC
PlanetVac-Xombie2: Honeybee PlanetVac on the Masten Lunar Lander	Completed	6	Sample Acquisition and Handling	Honeybee Robotics, Ltd.
Parallel Nonlinear Optimization for Astrodynamic Navigation	Completed	5	Software Analysis and Design Tools	CU Aerospace, LLC
Very Large Ultra-Lightweight Affordable Smart Solar Array	Completed	4	Photovoltaic Electrical Power	Vanguard Space Technologies, Inc
Affordable Maximum Performance Solar Array for NASA and Commercial Missions	Completed	8	Photovoltaic Electrical Power	Deployable Space Systems, Inc
Development of a Novel, Ultra-Low SWAP, RAD-Tolerant, Multi-Channel, Reprogrammable Photonic Integrated Circuit Optical Transceiver Module	Completed	3	Innovative Antennas	Space Photonics, Inc.
20 GSPS ADC For Spectrometer Backends In Microwave Radiometers	Completed	5	Microwave, Millimeter Waves, and Submillimeter Waves	Alphacore, Inc.
Laser Sources for Methane and Ozone Sensing for Earth Observation Science	Completed	5	Lasers	Fibertek, Inc.
Compact, Low Power, Multi-Parameter Astronaut Life Support Sensor (M-PALSS)	Completed	4	Portable Life Support System	Makel Engineering, Inc.
Digital Acquisition and Wavelength Control of Seed Laser for Space-Based LIDAR Applications	Completed	5	Lasers	ADVR, Inc.
Magsails for Spacecraft Deorbit	Completed	3	Passive Reentry Systems for SmallSats	Pioneer Astronautics
Additively Manufactured, Structurally-Integrated, Passive Two-Phase Heat Sink for Electrified Aircraft Propulsion Systems	Completed	6	Hybrid Electric Systems	ThermAvant Technologies, LLC
Integrated Spacecraft Navigation and Communication Using Radio, Optical, and X-rays	Completed	6	Hybrid Radio and Optical Technologies	Aster Labs, Inc.
Adaptive Neuromorphic Processors for Cognitive Communications	Completed	4	Cognitive Networking	Applied Sciences Inc
Fiber-to-chip fusion splicing for low-loss photonic packaging with space applications	Completed	6	Digital Transformation Technologies for Manufacturing	Photonect Interconnect Solutions Inc
Compact High-Resolution, Time-Resolved Intensified Image Sensor	Completed	4	Environment Sensors	Voxtel, Inc.
Spaceflight 1.94 Micron Tm Fiber Laser Transmitter	Completed	6	Lasers	Fibertek, Inc.
Fast Fiber-Coupled Imaging of X-Rays Events	Completed	4	Ground and Surface Logistics	HyperV Technologies Corporation
Precision Surface Temperature Mapping for Heat Shield Testing	Completed	4	Thermal Protection Systems	Bodkin Design & Engineering
Utilization of Monolithich Solid phases for sample preparation and processing	Completed	4	Lasers	J2F Engineering
Milli-Arcsecond (MAS) Imaging with Smallsat-Enabled Super-resolution	Completed	6	Optical Components	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
SpaceVPX Switch-Controller	Completed	3	High-Speed Onboard Interconnects and Networks	Crossfield Technology LLC
Compact Laser for In-Situ Compositional Analysis	Completed	5	Lasers	Q-Peak, Inc.
Attitude Control Enhancement Using Distributed Wing Load Sensing for Dynamic Servoelastic Control	Completed	4	Onboard Mapping and Data Analysis	Systems Technology, Inc.
Autolanding for Sample Return Missions	Completed	4	Rendezvous, Proximity Operations, and Capture Sensor Processing and Processors	Astrobotic Technology, Inc.
Multi-Channel Tunable Source for Atomic Sensors	Completed	4	Lasers	ADVR, Inc.
Hyperspectral Microwave Photonic Radiometer	Completed	4	Microwave, Millimeter Waves, and Submillimeter Waves	Phase Sensitive Innovations, Inc.
Nautilus: GEO Survivability of Novel In-Space Docking Hardware & Capture Mechanism for High-Radiation Orbital Environments	Completed	4	Capture Mechanisms and Fixtures	Starfish Space, Inc.
Light Weight Radiation Shielding Components	Completed	5	Advanced Electronic Parts	Polaronyx, Inc.
Trajectory Option Set Generation to Support NAS Users during CTOP Events	Completed	2	Reliability, Life Assessment, and Health Monitoring	Mosaic ATM, Inc.
Miniature High Resolution Planetary X-ray Diffraction Instrument	Completed	4	Detectors and Focal Planes	eXaminArt, LLC
Uncrewed Aircraft System Data Assimilation for Improved Wildland Fire Fighting Decision Support	Completed	7	Science Modeling	Black Swift Technologies, LLC
High-purity, high-rate, photon pair source for space-based entanglement distribution	Completed	5	Quantum Communications	ADVR, Inc.
Using MISSE-FF to Determine the Effect of the Space Environment on Advanced Thermal Protection Coatings	Completed	3	Coatings	Geoplasma, LLC
Advanced Electrochemical Oxidation Cell for Purification of Water	Completed	5	Water Recovery and Management	Vesitech, Inc
Manufacturing Method for Low-Cost Loop Heat Pipe Evaporator with Liquid-Vapor Weld Seal	Completed	5	Heat Transport	TTH Research, Inc.
Compact, Low Power, Readout Electronics for KID Arrays	Completed	4	Detectors and Focal Planes	Space Micro, Inc.
Fault Management Technologies - Metrics Evaluation and V&V	Completed	4	Advanced Life Cycle Testing Techniques	Qualtech Systems, Inc.
Integrated Computational Materials Engineering (ICME) for In-Space and Extraterrestrial Surface Metal Welding and Joining	Completed	4	Computational Materials	CFD Research Corporation
Impact Resistant Composite Structures for Space Suit Applications	Completed	6	—	Composites Automation, LLC
Space Radiation Intelligence System (SPRINTS)	Completed	3	Space Weather Prediction	NextGen Federal Systems, LLC
Planetary-Scale Surface Feature Detection and Mapping for Future Exploration Missions	Completed	8	—	New Rights Group, Inc. DBA Development Seed
Lunar Articulating Mirror Array	Completed	3	Surface Construction and Assembly	Blueshift, LLC
640 GHz Heterodyne Polarimeter	Completed	—	Microwave, Millimeter Waves, and Submillimeter Waves	Virginia Diodes, Inc.
Tools to Enhance Airspace Safety by Minimizing and Mitigating RF Link Loss	Completed	4	Integrated Systems and Ancillary Technologies	Barron Associates, Inc.
Three Band Thermal Infrared Detector for CubeSats and UAS	Completed	3	Detectors and Focal Planes	Xiomas Technologies, LLC
A Collective Detection Based GPS Receiver for Small Satellites	Completed	3	Onboard Attitude and Attitude Rate Estimation Algorithms	Emergent Space Technologies, LLC
Helium and Hydrogen Mixed Gas Separator	Completed	5	Commodity Recovery	Skyhaven Systems, LLC
Additive Manufacturing (AM) of Thermal Protection Systems (TPSs) Using Preceramic Polymer Resin	Completed	4	Thermal Protection Systems	Texas Research Institute Austin, 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.