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 25 of 422.

Title	Status	TRL	Technology area	Lead organization
PROBE: An Interactive Environment to Enhance Model Development Using Process-Based Diagnostics (PROBE)	Completed	2	Intelligent Data Understanding	NASA Headquarters
Surface Enhanced Silicon Avalanche Photodiodes for Near-IR Detection, Phase II	Completed	—	Static Energy Conversion	Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Hydrogenated Nanotubes for Ultra-lightweight, Radiation hardened Thin Composites, Phase I	Completed	—	Radiation-Hardened Extreme-Environment Components and Implementations	Marshall Space Flight Center
Spacecraft Formation Control with Direct Interferometer-Output Feedback, Phase II	Completed	—	Food Production, Processing, and Preservation	Goddard Space Flight Center
Advanced Multifunctional MMOD Shielding	Completed	3	Protection Systems	Johnson Space Center
The Affordable Pre-Finishing of Silicon Carbide for Optical Applications, Phase II	Completed	—	Electronics and Optics Manufacturing Processes	Goddard Space Flight Center
An Innovative and Modular Approach for Deep Learning for Constellations of Smallsats	Completed	1	Intelligent Data Understanding	Goddard Space Flight Center
Pulse shaping fiber laser for high rate space telecommunications, Phase II	Completed	—	Lasers	Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Self-Deploying Foam Antenna Structures, Phase II	Completed	—	Food Production, Processing, and Preservation	Goddard Space Flight Center
Auto-Gopher2: Autonomous Wireline Core and Cutting Acquisition Probe for Deep Penetration and Sampling of Bodies in the Solar System.	Completed	—	Sample Handling	—
A Plan Execution System For Web-Based Scientific Data Integration, Phase II	Completed	—	Food Production, Processing, and Preservation	Ames Research Center
On-Orbit Assembly of a Universally Interlocking Modular Spacecraft (7224-110), Phase I	Completed	—	Distributed Aperture	Marshall Space Flight Center
Faint Intergalactic Redshifted Emission Balloon (FIREBALL)-2: Flight Test of Next Generation UV Detector and Spectrograph (Lead Institution)	Completed	—	Detectors and Focal Planes	—
Improving Binaural Simulation of Structural Acoustics, Phase II	Completed	—	Measurement and Control	Langley Research Center
In-Situ Hydrothermal Vent Isotope Ratiometer, Phase I	Completed	—	Food Production, Processing, and Preservation	Ames Research Center
Massive Modularity of Space and Surface Systems	Completed	1	Surface Construction and Assembly	Langley Research Center
Foveated 3-D Imaging Rangefinder for Object Tracking, Phase I	Completed	—	Flight Mechanics and GN&C for Entry, Descent, and Safe Precise Landing	Johnson Space Center
Advanced Heat Transfer Fluids, Phase II	Completed	—	Measurement and Control	Marshall Space Flight Center
Low Cost Al/Diamond Composites for Thermal Management Applications, Phase I	Completed	—	Measurement and Control	Goddard Space Flight Center
Maturing the CODEX Strontium Laser Subsystem to TRL 6	Completed	—	Lasers	—
Quantum-Cascade-Laser-Seeded OPO for DIAL, Phase II	Completed	—	Food Production, Processing, and Preservation	Langley Research Center
Characterization and synthesis of carbon nano-materials by LDI-IM TOF MS, Phase I	Completed	—	Food Production, Processing, and Preservation	Jet Propulsion Laboratory
High-Performance Airborne Optical Carbon Dioxide Analyzer, Phase II	Completed	5	Environment Sensors	Goddard Space Flight Center
Modeling Space Radiation with Bleomycin	Completed	3	Radiation Transport and Risk Modeling	Johnson Space Center
An Innovative Architecture for Deep Space RF Communication, Phase I	Completed	—	Innovative Signal Modulations	Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Enabling Low-Cost, Ride-Share Access to Sun-Earth Libration Point Orbits (LCRS2LP)	Completed	2	Vehicle Flight Dynamics and Mission Design Tools and Techniques	Goddard Space Flight Center
Solution based 3-D Mesh adaptation for Heat and Mass predictions, Phase I	Completed	—	Electrothermal Propulsion	Armstrong Flight Research Center
Next generation microwave multiplexers	Completed	—	Detectors and Focal Planes	—
Simplified Hazard Analysis & Reporting ApP	Completed	2	Behavioral Health and Performance	Johnson Space Center
Optical Sensor for Detection of Fatigue Damage Precursors, Phase I	Completed	—	Radiation-Hardened Extreme-Environment Components and Implementations	Armstrong Flight Research Center
The first detailed studies of the nearby active galactic nuclei population in hard X-rays with NuSTAR.	Completed	—	Collaborative Science and Engineering	—
High Performance, Microfabricated Converters for Space Science Missions, Phase II	Completed	—	Food Production, Processing, and Preservation	Glenn Research Center
A Revolution in Electron Spectrometers for Biosignature Detection in Minerals, Phase I	Completed	—	Food Production, Processing, and Preservation	Jet Propulsion Laboratory
An Ultra-Narrow Tunable Optical Bandpass Filter, Phase II	Completed	—	Food Production, Processing, and Preservation	Langley Research Center
Precision Alignment Determination and Control System for a Precision Formation Flying Distributed Spacecraft Mission (DSM-PFF)	Completed	5	Innovative and Multifunctional Concepts	Goddard Space Flight Center
IPEX: Intelligent Payload Flight Experiment (IPEX)	Completed	8	Activity and Resource Planning and Scheduling	NASA Headquarters
Stochastic Optimization of Aeroelastic Response (SOAR), Phase I	Completed	—	Aeroelasticity	Armstrong Flight Research Center
Metal Rubber^TM Sensors for Skin Friction Measurements, Phase I	Completed	4	Test Instruments and Sensors	Armstrong Flight Research Center
Leading-Edge Asynchronous Propeller Technology (LEAPTech)	Completed	3	Advanced Atmospheric Flight Vehicles	Armstrong Flight Research Center
On-orbit figure sensing and figure correction control for 0.5 arc-second adjustable X-ray optics	Completed	—	Mirror Systems	—
A Low Cost, Hybrid Approach to Data Mining, Phase I	Completed	—	Electromagnetic Propulsion	Ames Research Center
Next Generation Data Management of Large-Scale CFD Simulations, Phase II	Completed	—	Decompression Sickness Mitigation	Langley Research Center
Airborne Power Supply Unit (APSU)	Completed	4	Electrical Power Conversion and Regulation	Wallops Flight Facility
Handheld FP - Gene Microarray Reader for Assessment of Radiation Damage, Phase I	Completed	—	Radiation-Hardened Extreme-Environment Components and Implementations	Glenn Research Center
Dimensionally Stable Membrane for High Pressure Electrolyzers, Phase I	Completed	—	Decompression Sickness Mitigation	Glenn Research Center
A Simulation Testbed for Dynamic Air Corridors within the Next Generation Air Transportation System, Phase I	Completed	—	Traffic Management Concepts	Langley Research Center
Q-Switched High Power Single Frequency 2 Micron Fiber Laser, Phase I	Completed	—	Lasers	Langley Research Center
Starshade Optical Shield Design, Prototype Deployment and Validation	Completed	—	Aerodynamic Decelerators	—
Virtual Suit Fit Assessment Using Body Shape Model	Completed	2	Human-System Performance Modeling	Johnson Space Center
Adaptive Magnetorheological Isolator for Ground Support Equipment, Phase II	Completed	—	Natural- and Induced-Environment Characterization and Mitigation	Kennedy 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.

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Returns {"rows": [...], "total", "page", "pages"}, or {"error": "..."} if temporarily unavailable. All query params are optional.