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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 338 of 424.

Title Status TRL Technology area Lead organization Last updated Potential ⓘ
Integrated Composite - Heatpipe Radiator Panel Completed — Heat Rejection and Storage Thermacore, Inc. 2026-01-22 —
A Multiscale Model for Material Systems with Hierarchical Microstructure using Generalized Method of Cells (GMC) Completed 3 Computational Materials Additive Manufacturing Innovations, LLC 2026-01-22 —
In-Situ SEM Morphological Analysis of Possible Ocean Life From Ice Grains Completed 3 Microwave, Millimeter Waves, and Submillimeter Waves Connecticut Analytical Corporation 2026-01-22 —
Lifetime Improvement of Large Scale Green Monopropellant Thrusters via Novel, Long-Life Catalysts Completed 5 Earth Storable Propellants Busek Company, Inc. 2026-01-22 —
Deep Neural Network Algorithms for Upsampling of Surface Images Completed 4 Collaborative Science and Engineering Physical Sciences, Inc. 2026-01-22 —
Low-Cost Small Payload Return to Enable High Frequency ISS Research Completed 4 Aerodynamic Decelerators Terminal Velocity Aerospace, LLC 2026-01-22 —
Computational Pixel Imager (CPI) Readout Integrated Circuits for Next Generation High Performance and Low SWaP Sensors Completed 4 Detectors and Focal Planes Copious Imaging, LLC 2026-01-22 —
Digital Acquisition and Wavelength Control of Seed Laser for Space-Based LIDAR Applications Completed 4 Lasers ADVR, Inc. 2026-01-22 —
Low Cost Automated Manufacture of High Efficiency THINS ZTJ PV Blanket Technology (P-NASA12-007) Completed 4 Photovoltaic Electrical Power Vanguard Space Technologies, Inc 2026-01-22 —
An Optimality Metrics Reporting Toolkit for SMART NAS Completed 4 Testing and Evaluation Resilient Ops, Inc 2026-01-22 —
EO Scanned Micro-LADAR Completed 5 Protection Systems Vescent Photonics, Inc. 2026-01-22 —
Bulk Nano-structured Materials for Turbomachinery Components Completed 4 Cryogenic Propulsion Transition45 Technologies, Inc. 2026-01-22 —
High Power Narrow Linewidth 1.26 Micron Ho-Doped Fiber Amplifier Completed 4 Lasers NP Photonics, Inc. 2026-01-22 —
A Novel, Membrane-Based Bioreactor Design to Enable a Closed-Loop System on Earth and Beyond Completed 4 Habitation Systems Mango Materials Inc. 2026-01-22 —
Substrate-Enhanced Micro Laser Desorption Ionization Mass Spectrometry Completed 3 Lasers Aerodyne Research, Inc. 2026-01-22 —
High-Power Tunable SeedLaser for Methane LIDAR Transmitter Completed 5 Lasers Princeton Lightwave, Inc. 2026-01-22 —
Advanced Techniques for Non-Collocated Fault Detetion of Satellite Formations Completed 3 Navigation Sensors SySense, Inc. 2026-01-22 —
Improved Veritrek ROM software to support future missions Completed 9 Thermal Control Analysis LoadPath 2026-01-22 —
Adaptable Multi-Segment Altitude Control (AM-SAC) Balloon for Planetary Exploration Completed 4 Surface Mobility Thin Red Line USA, dba of MKF Interests, LLC 2026-01-22 —
AMBEC: Advanced Micro Brayton Energy Conversion Completed 4 Static Energy Conversion ExoTerra Resource, LLC 2026-01-22 —
ROC-Rib Deployable Ka-Band Antenna for Nanosatellites Completed 4 Microwave, Millimeter Waves, and Submillimeter Waves — 2026-01-22 —
Optical Measurements of Particle Size and Trajectory in an Arc Jet Completed 8 Integrated Modeling and Simulation for EDL Innovative Scientific Solutions, Inc. 2026-01-22 —
Next Generation Extremely Large Solar Array System for NASA Exploration Missions Completed 4 Lightweight Concepts Deployable Space Systems, Inc 2026-01-22 —
High Channel Count Time-to-Digital Converter and Lasercom Processor Completed 5 Detector Development Voxtel, Inc. 2026-01-22 —
EMG System for Production of Methane From Carbon Dioxide Completed 4 Resource Processing for Production of Mission Consumables Skyre, Inc. 2026-01-22 —
Attitude Determination and Control System (ADCS) for Cubesats Completed 8 Attitude Estimation Sensors Blue Canyon Technologies, LLC 2026-01-22 —
Biomimetic Approach for Accurate, Real-Time Aerodynamic Coefficients Completed 4 Aerodynamics Tao of Systems Integration, Inc. 2026-01-22 —
Improved Rhenium Thrust Chambers for In-Space Propulsion Completed — Integrated Systems and Ancillary Technologies Plasma Processes, LLC 2026-01-22 —
Re-generable Field Emission Cathodes Completed 5 Electrostatic Propulsion Aerophysics, Inc. 2026-01-22 —
Closed-Loop, Non-Venting Thermal Control for Mars EVA Suits Completed 4 Heat Rejection and Storage Creare, LLC 2026-01-22 —
Optical Frequency Synthesizer for Quantum Applications Completed 4 Lasers Vescent Photonics, Inc. 2026-01-22 —
Decision Support Platform for Cropland Management and Forecasting Completed 8 Space Weather Prediction GeoVisual Technologies, Inc. 2026-01-22 —
Verification and Validation of an Innovative Inflatable Structure Completed 4 Certification Methods Paragon Space Development Corporation 2026-01-22 —
Innovative High Temperature Heat Pipes for Spacecraft Nuclear Fission Systems Completed 6 Dynamic Energy Conversion Advanced Cooling Technologies, Inc. 2026-01-22 —
Performance Enhancement of Deicing Systems with the Use of an Anti-Ice Nano-Coating Completed 5 Ground and Flight Test Technologies NEI Corporation 2026-01-22 —
Correlating Radiometers Completed 4 Microwave, Millimeter Waves, and Submillimeter Waves Virginia Diodes, Inc. 2026-01-22 —
Model-Based Engineering Trade EvaluationTool Suite Completed 4 Collaborative Science and Engineering Tietronix Software, Inc. 2026-01-22 —
Aircraft Structural Analysis, Design Optimization, and Manufacturing Tool Integration Completed 4 Manufacturing Processes Collier Research & Development Corporation 2026-01-22 —
SBIR NASA CUBESAT Phase 1 Technical Proposal Completed 4 Optical Components Quartus Engineering, Inc. 2026-01-22 —
Echo Time Distance Measurements for Nanosatellite Arrays Completed 4 Photovoltaic Electrical Power American Academy of Aeronautics 2026-01-22 —
Ultra-Compact, Field-Deployable, Quantum-Compatible Receiver for Free-Space Optical Communication Completed 4 Quantum Communications Quantum Opus, LLC 2026-01-22 —
In-Situ Spectroscopic Europa Explorer (ISEE) Completed 4 Optical Components Honeybee Robotics, Ltd. 2026-01-22 —
Refractory Coated/Lined Low Density Structures Completed 6 Integrated Systems and Ancillary Technologies Materials Research and Design, Inc. 2026-01-22 —
Compressorless Gas Storage and Regenerative Hydrogen Purification Completed 3 Atmosphere Revitalization UMPQUA Research Company 2026-01-22 —
Innovative Deployable Solar Array for SmallSat and CubeSat Applications Completed 4 Photovoltaic Electrical Power Deployable Space Systems, Inc 2026-01-22 —
Integration of Real Time Analytics Capability with NASA's Digital Services for Aviation Platform Completed 7 High-Performance Data Analytics Platform ATAC 2026-01-22 —
Low Noise Miniature IMU for Harsh Space Environment Completed 4 Revolutionary PNT Technologies Infibertech, Corp. 2026-01-22 —
Two-Channel, Fast Time-Response CAPS NOx Monitor Completed 6 Distributed Aperture Aerodyne Research, Inc. 2026-01-22 —
FLAPPER: Fault Learning Agent for Predication, Protection and Early Response Completed 4 Intelligent Data Understanding Orbit Logic, Inc. 2026-01-22 —
Improved Design of Radiation Hardened, Wide-Temperature Analog and Mixed-Signal Electronics Completed — Space Radiation Analysis and Modeling CFD Research Corporation 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.