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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 413 of 424.

Title Status TRL Technology area Lead organization Last updated Potential ⓘ
Urban Weather Sensing Infrastructure Testbed Completed 8 Sensors and Instruments Langley Research Center 2026-08-20 —
Real-Time Hardware Configurable Coprocessors Completed 4 Flight Computing and Avionics Goddard Space Flight Center 2026-08-20 —
In Situ Isotope Analyzer for Lunar and Planetary Science Completed 4 Sensors and Instruments Goddard Space Flight Center 2026-08-20 —
High-Resolution Source Characterization and Modeling for Efficient Prediction of Propulsion-Airframe Aeroacoustics Completed 5 Flight Vehicle Systems Glenn Research Center 2026-08-20 —
Anti-Fog Coatings for Spacesuit Helmets Completed 3 Human Health, Life Support, and Habitation Systems Johnson Space Center 2026-08-20 —
Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI) for Air Traffic Management Completed 3 Air Traffic Management and Range Tracking Systems Ames Research Center 2026-08-20 —
Tool for Optimal Reconfiguration of Satellite Swarms (TORSS) Completed 1 Entry, Descent, and Landing Goddard Space Flight Center 2026-08-20 —
Benchmark Single Asset Kick Stage Completed 2 Propulsion Systems Marshall Space Flight Center 2026-08-20 —
Asynchronous Geiger-mode photon counting arrays for deep space optical communications Completed 4 Communications, Navigation, and Orbital Debris Tracking and Characterization Systems Jet Propulsion Laboratory 2026-08-20 —
Advanced Low-Temperature Capable Polymer Composite Electrolyte, Semi Solid-State Battery Completed 3 Aerospace Power and Energy Storage Glenn Research Center 2026-08-20 —
SHM system for Hypersonic Vehicles Completed 3 Flight Vehicle Systems Armstrong Flight Research Center 2026-08-20 —
Autonomous GNC Solution with Optical GEO Object Tracking Completed 1 GN&C Goddard Space Flight Center 2026-08-20 —
Miniature Vacuum Pump for Planetary Atmosphere Aerosol Separator Completed 4 Sensors and Instruments Jet Propulsion Laboratory 2026-08-20 —
Cold Ablation Drilling: Non-Contact Planetary Sampling Technology Completed 2 Robotic Systems Jet Propulsion Laboratory 2026-08-20 —
Laser Absorption Imaging diagnostic system for arc jet facilities Completed 4 Entry, Descent, and Landing Ames Research Center 2026-08-20 —
System Wide Analysis Network for In-Time Safety Monitoring Completed 2 Air Traffic Management and Range Tracking Systems Ames Research Center 2026-08-20 —
Rapid Parametric Sensitivity Analysis for Plume-Surface Interaction Simulations Completed 3 Entry, Descent, and Landing Marshall Space Flight Center 2026-08-20 —
SPATIAM DTN Network Function for 3GPP Lunar System Completed 2 Communications, Navigation, and Orbital Debris Tracking and Characterization Systems Glenn Research Center 2026-08-20 —
Contingency Analysis for Low-thrust Missions (CALM) Completed 3 Flight Vehicle Systems Marshall Space Flight Center 2026-08-20 —
Integrated Cryogenic Propellant Liquefaction System (I-CPLS) Completed 3 Propulsion Systems Johnson Space Center 2026-08-20 —
nVasive: Unraveling the Enigma of Metastasis Completed 3 Materials, Structures, Mechanical Systems, and Manufacturing Johnson Space Center 2026-08-20 —
Distributed compact plasma reactor sterilization for Planetary protection and contamination control for space missions Completed 6 Exploration Destination Systems Jet Propulsion Laboratory 2026-08-20 —
Intelligent Network Slicing and Policy-based Routing Engine (INSPiRE) Completed 2 Communications, Navigation, and Orbital Debris Tracking and Characterization Systems Glenn Research Center 2026-08-20 —
Fleet and Flight Operations Integration and Optimization in a Mixed-Advanced Air Mobility Environment Completed 3 Air Traffic Management and Range Tracking Systems Ames Research Center 2026-08-20 —
Cross Layer Spectrum Aware Cognitive Control Plane and Intelligent Routing Engine (CLAIRE) Completed 6 Communications, Navigation, and Orbital Debris Tracking and Characterization Systems Glenn Research Center 2026-08-20 —
An Affordance Driven, Human-in-the-Loop Perception Framework Completed 4 Robotic Systems Ames Research Center 2026-08-20 —
Photonic Integrated Circuit Assisted Single-Photon Detectors (PICA-SPDs) Completed 2 Communications, Navigation, and Orbital Debris Tracking and Characterization Systems Glenn Research Center 2026-08-20 —
Payload Universal Multi-purpose Adapter (PUMA) Completed 1 Propulsion Systems Goddard Space Flight Center 2026-08-20 —
A Resilient, Versatile, and Future-Proof Spaceflight Coprocessor Platform Completed 1 Flight Computing and Avionics Goddard Space Flight Center 2026-08-20 —
Next Generation Silicon Based Solar Arrays for Space Stations and Other Permanent Space Infrastructure Completed 4 Aerospace Power and Energy Storage Glenn Research Center 2026-08-20 —
Cubic Boron Nitride Diodes and Transistors Completed 2 Aerospace Power and Energy Storage Glenn Research Center 2026-08-20 —
Advanced Hybrid Photonic Based Fiber Optic Sensor for Lunar Habitats Completed 2 Thermal Management Systems Johnson Space Center 2026-08-20 —
Motorless Extension, Leveling, and Tracking Array System Completed 3 Materials, Structures, Mechanical Systems, and Manufacturing Langley Research Center 2026-08-20 —
High Speed Emission Tomography for Ground Test Facilities Completed 7 Ground, Test, and Surface Systems Stennis Space Center 2026-08-20 —
EcoMine KREEP – Bioregenerative Rare Earth Element Mining from Lunar Mare Regolith Completed 2 Exploration Destination Systems Marshall Space Flight Center 2026-08-20 —
Contingency Planning Toolkit for Advanced Air Mobility Completed 3 Air Traffic Management and Range Tracking Systems Langley Research Center 2026-08-20 —
Low-Gravity Robotic Arm System (L-GRAS) Completed 2 Robotic Systems Jet Propulsion Laboratory 2026-08-20 —
Vacuum Regenerable Sorbents For CO2 and Humidity Control within the xEMU Completed 4 Human Health, Life Support, and Habitation Systems Johnson Space Center 2026-08-20 —
Solar Update Neural Network for Improved Event Prediction (SUNNIE) Completed 1 Software, Modeling, Simulation, and Information Processing Goddard Space Flight Center 2026-08-20 —
Reversing Immune Dysregulation During Spaceflight Missions Completed 3 Human Health, Life Support, and Habitation Systems Johnson Space Center 2026-08-20 —
A Gas-Kinetic Relaxation Scheme for Fan Broadband Noise Prediction Completed 1 Propulsion Systems Glenn Research Center 2026-08-20 —
Enhancing Sensitivity of Ring Laser Gyroscopes and Accelerometers using Slow-Light Augmented Unbalanced Mach-Zehnder Interferometry Completed 3 GN&C Marshall Space Flight Center 2026-08-20 —
Compact, Laser-driven, High-Energy X-ray Source for High-resolution NDE with X-ray Imaging and Computed Tomography Completed 3 Sensors and Instruments Goddard Space Flight Center 2026-08-20 —
Immortal Molten Regolith Electrolysis Anode for Oxygen and Metals Extraction from Lunar Regolith (IMMORTAL) Completed 3 Exploration Destination Systems Kennedy Space Center 2026-08-20 —
High Temperature All Solid-State LiAl-CO2 Batteries for Venus Missions Completed 5 Aerospace Power and Energy Storage Glenn Research Center 2026-08-20 —
High Temperature Thin Film SHM Sensor Completed 3 Flight Vehicle Systems Armstrong Flight Research Center 2026-08-20 —
Enhanced Motor Performance via Two-Phase Thermal Management Completed 3 Propulsion Systems Glenn Research Center 2026-08-20 —
A Toolkit for UAM Communications Management Completed 3 Air Traffic Management and Range Tracking Systems Glenn Research Center 2026-08-20 —
CHRP-I: Adding Imagery to a low-cost multi-network / multi-path horizontal communications communication hub and routing platform Completed 2 Air Traffic Management and Range Tracking Systems Ames Research Center 2026-08-20 —
UV/Visible Alpha-Barium Borate Acousto-Optic Modulators for Atomic Interferometry Applications Completed 3 Sensors and Instruments Jet Propulsion Laboratory 2026-08-20 —
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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.