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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 314 of 424.

Title Status TRL Technology area Lead organization Last updated Potential ⓘ
Antibiofouling for Ocean Instruments and Floats Using Microchlorine Generation Completed 6 Surface Mobility SeaLite Engineering 2026-01-22 —
Model Center-Integrated Reduced Order Multi-fidelity Optimization Scheme for NASA MDAO Framework Completed 9 Frameworks, Languages, Tools, and Standards ZONA Technology, Inc. 2026-01-22 —
Soft Robotic Manipulators with Enhanced Perception using Multimodal Sensory Skins Completed 4 Dexterous Manipulation Otherlab, Inc. 2026-01-22 —
Space-Hardened Seed Laser for Use in High Spectral Resolution Lidar Systems Completed — Lasers ADVR, Inc. 2026-01-22 —
A Low Noise 64x64 Germanium Array for Far IR Astronomy Completed 4 Detectors and Focal Planes TechnoScience Corporation 2026-01-22 —
A Robust Real-Time Collaboration Technology for Decision Support in Multi-Platform Virtual Globe Environments Completed — Intelligent Data Understanding StormCenter Communications, Inc. 2026-01-22 —
An LED-Based, Laboratory-Scale Solar Simulator for Advanced 3, 4, 5 & 6 Junction Space Photovoltaic Power Systems Completed 7 Photovoltaic Electrical Power Angstrom Designs, Inc. 2026-01-22 —
Robust High Temperature Environmental Barrier Coating System for Ceramic Matrix Composite Gas Turbine Components using Affordable Processing Approach Completed 4 Lightweight Structural Materials Directed Vapor Technologies International, Inc 2026-01-22 —
Radiation-Tolerant Vertical GaN Diodes Completed 5 Detectors and Focal Planes Kyma Technologies, Inc. 2026-01-22 —
Rugged, Compact, and Inexpensive Airborne Fiber Sensor Interrogator Based on a Monolithic Tunable Laser Completed 6 Environment Sensors Freedom Photonics, LLC 2026-01-22 —
High Performance Spatial Filter Array Based on Single Mode Fiber Bundle Completed 7 Optical Components AGILTRON Corporation 2026-01-22 —
An Integration Platform for Dual-Polarized W-Band Antenna Arrays Completed — Microwave, Millimeter Waves, and Submillimeter Waves Nuvotronics, Inc 2026-01-22 —
Fabric, Inflated, Insulating Shroud for Cryogenic In-Space Transportation Completed 5 Cryogenic Propulsion Paragon Space Development Corporation 2026-01-22 —
Free-Surface Modeling of Cryogenic Fluids Using a Higher-Order, Unstructured Grid Volume-of-Fluid (VOF) Method Completed 6 Cryogenic Propulsion CFD Research Corporation 2026-01-22 —
Self-Deploying, Composite Habitats Completed 4 Lightweight Concepts Cornerstone Research Group, Inc. 2026-01-22 —
Enhancing UTM Ecosystem Resiliency and Robustness Completed 8 Advanced Atmospheric Flight Vehicles CAL Analytics 2026-01-22 —
A Portable Flight Test Display for UAM Means of Compliance Testings Completed 4 Advanced Atmospheric Flight Vehicles Systems Technology, Inc. 2026-01-22 —
Flat-Package MEMS Fuselage Microphones for External Airplane Fluctuating Pressure Field Measurements Completed 4 Aeroacoustics Interdisciplinary Consulting Corporation 2026-01-22 —
Scalar Atomic Magnetometer for CubeSats Completed 4 Field and Particle Detectors Twinleaf, LLC 2026-01-22 —
An Efficient, Reliable, Vibration-Free Refrigerant Pump for Space Applications Completed 3 Heat Transport Creare, LLC 2026-01-22 —
Integrated Process Monitoring Software and Multi-Sensor Suite for Improved Reliability in Wire-Fed AM Completed 4 Manufacturing Processes Solvus Global LLC 2026-01-22 —
Digital Schlieren System for Flow Diagnostics Completed 4 Mechanical and Structural Integrity Testing Spectabit Optics, LLC 2026-01-22 —
Enabling Large-body Active Debris Removal Completed 4 Modeling, Simulation, Analysis, and Testing of Rendezvous, Proximity Operations, and Capture VectorNav Technologies, LLC 2026-01-22 —
Aperiodic Lattice Design Optimization for Multi-Functional Lightweight Aerospace Structures Completed 5 Heat Acquisition Phoenix Analysis and Design Technologies 2026-01-22 —
Open|SpeedShop Graphical User Interface Technology Completed 6 Human Factors Engineering Argo Navis Technologies LLC 2026-01-22 —
Ultra-Stable ALLVAR Alloy Strut Development for Space Telescopes Completed 5 Mirror Systems Thermal Expansion Solutions, Inc. 2026-01-22 —
Space Mission Design in the Vicinity of Small Bodies and Libration Points Completed 6 Rendezvous, Proximity Operations, and Capture Trajectory Design and Orbit Determination Physical Optics Corporation 2026-01-22 —
Controlled Canfield Joint as Improved Gimbal for Flywheel Systems Completed 4 Advanced Concepts for Energy Storage Balcones Technologies, LLC 2026-01-22 —
Radiation Tolerant Temperature-Invariant Scintillation Modules Completed 6 Detectors and Focal Planes Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc. 2026-01-22 —
Flame Retardant Textile Treatments for Crew Clothing Completed 4 Protective Clothing and Breathing Apparatuses Giner, Inc. 2026-01-22 —
Precision In-Space Manufacturing for Structurally-Connected Space Interferometry Completed 5 Mirror Systems Made in Space, Inc. 2026-01-22 —
Aerodynamic Modeling with Heterogeneous Data Assimilation and Uncertainty Quantification Completed 5 Integrated Modeling and Simulation for EDL Clear Science Corporation 2026-01-22 —
Ultra-low Cost, Lightweight, Molded, Chalcogenide Glass-Silicon Oxycarbide Composite Mirror Components Completed 3 Mirror Systems Semplastics EHC, LLC 2026-01-22 —
Radiation-Resistant High-Resolution Particle Sensors from Composites of Semiconductor Nanoparticles and Aramid Nanofibers Completed 5 Field and Particle Detectors Amphionic, LLC 2026-01-22 —
Rad-Hard Embedded Processing SIP Completed 5 Electronic Packaging and Implementations Silicon Space Technology Corporation 2026-01-22 —
Extraterrestrial Metals Processing Completed 5 — Pioneer Astronautics 2026-01-22 —
Individualized Stress Detection System Completed 3 Behavioral Health and Performance Pulsar Informatics Inc 2026-01-22 —
High Torque, Direct Drive Electric Motor Completed 6 Above-Surface Mobility Bear Technologies, LLC 2026-01-22 —
Software Tools for Fault Management Technologies Completed 4 Operational Assurance Qualtech Systems, Inc. 2026-01-22 —
In-Situ Extended Lateral Range Surface Metrology Completed 4 Distributed Aperture 4 D Technology Corporation 2026-01-22 —
Low Cost Corrosion and Oxidation Resistant Coatings for Improved System Reliability Completed 5 Coatings Faraday Technology, Inc. 2026-01-22 —
MonitAR Completed 3 Multimodal and Proximate Interaction Galois, Inc. 2026-01-22 —
Utilization of Monolithic Solid Phases for Sample Preparation and Processing Completed 4 Lasers J2F Engineering 2026-01-22 —
Protecting Cardiomyocytes from Mixed Fields of Radiation by BIO 300 Completed 6 Radiation Mitigation and Biological Countermeasures Humanetics Corporation 2026-01-22 —
High Efficiency 4 K Cryocooler for Space Missions Completed 4 Cryogenic/Thermal Systems Creare, LLC 2026-01-22 —
High-Speed Neutron and Gamma Flux Sensor for Monitoring Surface Nuclear Reactors Completed 3 Management and Control Luna Innovations, Inc. 2026-01-22 —
Pressure Sensors for Glenn Extreme Environment Rig and Planetary Science Applications Completed 6 Microwave, Millimeter Waves, and Submillimeter Waves Sporian Microsystems, Inc. 2026-01-22 —
Reaction Sphere Completed 7 Control Force and Torque Actuators Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation 2026-01-22 —
Integrated Inflatable Ballute for Planetary Entry Completed — Hypersonic Decelerators CFD Research Corporation 2026-01-22 —
Hoku: Radiation-Tolerant Analog and Mixed-Signal Circuits with Autonomous Element Level Adjustability Completed 2 Radiation-Hardened ASIC Technologies Nalu Scientific, LLC 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.