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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 394 of 424.

Title Status TRL Technology area Lead organization Last updated Potential ⓘ
Optimized frequency-stabilization subsystem for a compact Rydberg laser package Completed 3 Sensors and Instruments Jet Propulsion Laboratory 2026-07-29 —
Scalable Data Acquisition System for MKID Detectors Completed 5 Sensors and Instruments Jet Propulsion Laboratory 2026-07-29 —
A Radiation Hard Network on Chip Neural Processor with RRAM Completed 3 Autonomous Systems Ames Research Center 2026-07-29 —
A Transformative Approach to Flight Test for Autonomous Vehicles Completed 4 Flight Computing and Avionics Armstrong Flight Research Center 2026-07-29 —
Ultra-high resolution integrated arrayed waveguide spectrometer with reusable delay lines for exoplanet detection Completed 3 Sensors and Instruments Jet Propulsion Laboratory 2026-07-29 —
BLUE-PLUME - Blue Laser Planetary and Lunar Management of Electrical Power Completed 4 Aerospace Power and Energy Storage Glenn Research Center 2026-07-29 —
Lunar Truss Design and Construction Completed 4 Materials, Structures, Mechanical Systems, and Manufacturing Langley Research Center 2026-07-29 —
Certification and Safety of In-Flight Multi-Objective Decision Making Algorithm Techniques Completed 2 Autonomous Systems Armstrong Flight Research Center 2026-07-29 —
Radiation-Hardened Wide-Temperature Mixed-Signal Library in a 22nm FDSOI CMOS Process Completed 3 Flight Computing and Avionics Jet Propulsion Laboratory 2026-07-29 —
Radiation-Tolerant, High-Voltage Bidirectional DC-DC Converter PMIC Completed 3 Aerospace Power and Energy Storage Glenn Research Center 2026-07-29 —
Rapid Data Analytics Platform using Machine Learning Active 3 Software, Modeling, Simulation, and Information Processing Ames Research Center 2026-07-29 High
Minimizing volatile sublimation during excavation Completed 3 Exploration Destination Systems Kennedy Space Center 2026-07-29 —
Climate Enhancing Resource Utilization Through Ultra-low-temperature, Electrolytic Carbon Dioxide Valorization on Mars Active 5 Exploration Destination Systems Glenn Research Center 2026-07-29 Medium
Uncertainty Management Framework for Space-based Autonomy Active 5 Autonomous Systems Ames Research Center 2026-07-29 Medium
3D Automated Anisotropic Metric-Based Mesh Adaption for Hypersonic Flow Active 6 Entry, Descent, and Landing Ames Research Center 2026-07-29 Medium
Brickbot for Lunar Surface Subscale Technology Demonstration Active 6 Materials, Structures, Mechanical Systems, and Manufacturing Marshall Space Flight Center 2026-07-29 Medium
Proprotor Hover Performance and Wing Download for the RAVEN eVTOL Aircraft Active 4 Flight Vehicle Systems Armstrong Flight Research Center 2026-07-29 Medium
Mission Operations Digital Twin for Decision Making (MODT) Active 6 Software, Modeling, Simulation, and Information Processing Johnson Space Center 2026-07-29 Medium
Optimizing Facility Health Using System Digital Twins Active 4 Ground, Test, and Surface Systems Ames Research Center 2026-07-29 Medium
High-Repetition-Rate Pump Sources Tailored for High-Purity Entanglement Generation Active 4 Communications, Navigation, and Orbital Debris Tracking and Characterization Systems Glenn Research Center 2026-07-29 Medium
Novel Construction of Lunar Landing Pad Reinforcement Structures Active 5 Materials, Structures, Mechanical Systems, and Manufacturing Marshall Space Flight Center 2026-07-29 Medium
MATRI(x): Multi-Application Technology for Regolith Infrastructure Active 6 Exploration Destination Systems Kennedy Space Center 2026-07-29 Medium
Robust and deterministic source of photon number states on demand Active 4 Sensors and Instruments Goddard Space Flight Center 2026-07-29 Medium
Resistance Welding of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic Composites for Repurposable Applications Active 5 Materials, Structures, Mechanical Systems, and Manufacturing Langley Research Center 2026-07-29 Medium
Application specific PICs operating around 780 nm towards MPWs Active 5 Sensors and Instruments Langley Research Center 2026-07-29 Medium
Simultaneous H2 Generation and Compression with Intermediate-Temperature Solid-Oxide Membranes Active 4 Aerospace Power and Energy Storage Glenn Research Center 2026-07-29 Medium
Sintered Powder Textile Surface Modification for Extreme Environments Active 4 Human Health, Life Support, and Habitation Systems Glenn Research Center 2026-07-29 Medium
Additively Manufactured Electronics for Extreme Environmental Conditions Active 4 Materials, Structures, Mechanical Systems, and Manufacturing Jet Propulsion Laboratory 2026-07-29 Medium
Rapid Development of Advanced High-Speed Aerosciences Simulation Capability Active 5 Entry, Descent, and Landing Langley Research Center 2026-07-29 Medium
Geotechnical Regolith Advanced Site Preparation (GRASP) Active 5 Robotic Systems Kennedy Space Center 2026-07-29 Medium
An intelligent, real time, fluid composition sensor for monitoring of helium purge processes Active 5 Sensors and Instruments Stennis Space Center 2026-07-29 Medium
Curating Uncertainty for Reliable Exploitation and Collaboration (CURE-C) Active 4 Autonomous Systems Langley Research Center 2026-07-29 Medium
CAS sensor for ISRU propellant production Active 4 Sensors and Instruments Glenn Research Center 2026-07-29 Medium
Cis Lunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment (CAPSTONE) Completed 8 Network-Provided Position, Navigation, and Timing Advanced Space, LLC 2026-07-29 —
Soil Properties Assessment Resistance and Thermal Analysis (SPARTA) Active 7 Manipulation Jet Propulsion Laboratory 2026-07-30 Low
SPARTA Blue Completed 7 Sample Acquisition and Handling Jet Propulsion Laboratory 2026-07-30 —
Quantum Pathways for Spaceborne Climate Science Active 2 Other Sensors and Instruments The University of Texas at Austin 2026-07-31 High
BioMole Preparation (PowerBlade) Active 4 Human Health, Life Support, and Habitation Systems Johnson Space Center 2026-07-31 Medium
In Situ Lab Analysis Active 4 Human Health, Life Support, and Habitation Systems Glenn Research Center 2026-07-31 Medium
Earth Independent Operations Vehicle Systems (EIO-VS) Active 4 Flight Computing and Avionics Marshall Space Flight Center 2026-07-31 Medium
Space Science & Technology Evaluation Facility - First Flight (SSTEF1-TP) Completed 8 Vehicle and Payload Assembly and Integration Marshall Space Flight Center 2026-07-31 —
Conformal PICA (C-PICA) Tech Transfer and Commercial Production Active 6 Thermal Protection Systems Varda Space Industries, Inc. 2026-07-31 Medium
The CubeSat Laser Intersatellite CrosslinK (CLICK) Completed 4 Optimetrics Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2026-07-31 —
Scaling Feedhorn-coupled, Background-Limited Microwave Kinetic Inductance Detectors into the Far Infrared Active — Remote Sensing Instruments and Sensors National Institute of Standards and Technology 2026-07-31 —
Courier Solar Electric Propulsion Module (SEP) Active 5 Electromagnetic Propulsion ExoTerra Resource, LLC 2026-07-31 Medium
Harmonia Radioisotope Power Supply for Artemis (Harmonia-RPS-TP) Active — Dynamic Energy Conversion Glenn Research Center 2026-07-31 —
Lunar Night Survival and Long-Range Communications for Distributed Robotics Assets (LNS-SBIR SEQ) Active 8 Surface Mobility Ames Research Center 2026-07-31 Low
ISRU Power Architecture Study (ISRU PWR ARCH-STUDY) Active — Exploration Destination Systems Glenn Research Center 2026-07-31 —
Low-Cost Reusable Thermal Protection System Substrates as an Alternative to Alumina Enhanced Thermal Barrier (LC-TPS - ACO) Completed — Thermal Protection Systems Ames Research Center 2026-07-31 —
Oscillating Heat Pipe Technology for Aeroentry and Commercial Applications (OHPACA - ACO) Completed — Thermal Protection Materials Ames Research Center 2026-07-31 —
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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.