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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.

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21,176 projects harvested so far — page 415 of 424.

Title Status TRL Technology area Lead organization Last updated Potential ⓘ
MIO: Tailoring Multi-level Decomposition for Storage I/O for Computational Applications Completed 4 Software, Modeling, Simulation, and Information Processing Ames Research Center 2026-08-20 —
Improving Aerial Fire Retardant Drop Efficiency using a Dynamic Targeting Device Completed 1 Autonomous Systems Armstrong Flight Research Center 2026-08-20 —
Developing Local Knowledge for Advanced Air Mobility (DLK) Completed 3 Software, Modeling, Simulation, and Information Processing NASA Headquarters 2026-08-20 —
Advanced Measurement Technology for Airframe Noise Source Identification Completed — Sensors and Instruments Langley Research Center 2026-08-20 —
Advanced Phased Array Instrumentation and Processing for Engine Inlet Measurements Completed 3 Propulsion Systems Glenn Research Center 2026-08-20 —
Optimized Learning for Yielding Meteorological Predictions Using Surrogates Completed 3 Software, Modeling, Simulation, and Information Processing Goddard Space Flight Center 2026-08-20 —
A Compact, Low-cost, Multi-angle, Multi-spectral Imager (cMAS) for Airborne, Spaceborne and Surface-based Observations Completed 4 Sensors and Instruments Langley Research Center 2026-08-20 —
Three-Stage Cryocooler Cold Head for Advanced Heterodyne Sensors Completed 4 Thermal Management Systems Jet Propulsion Laboratory 2026-08-20 —
Thermal Mapping Airborne Simulator for Small Satellite Sensor Completed 4 Sensors and Instruments Ames Research Center 2026-08-20 —
Low Cost Radiation-Hardened Cryocooler Control Electronics for Space Missions Completed 5 Sensors and Instruments Goddard Space Flight Center 2026-08-20 —
Next Generation Vector Vortex Waveplates for Astronomical Coronagraphs Completed 3 Sensors and Instruments Jet Propulsion Laboratory 2026-08-20 —
Sunflake Extra Linear Completed 4 Materials, Structures, Mechanical Systems, and Manufacturing Langley Research Center 2026-08-20 —
Highly Parallel, Fast Memory, Peripheral Access for RISC-V Many-Core Processors Completed 5 Flight Computing and Avionics Goddard Space Flight Center 2026-08-20 —
In-Space Portable Multi-Functional Intelligent Evaluation Tool Completed 3 Sensors and Instruments Langley Research Center 2026-08-20 —
Dexterous Whole-Body Manipulation for Robotic Lunar Operations Completed 2 Robotic Systems Ames Research Center 2026-08-20 —
Radiation Resistance Enhanced Class AB Amplifiers for Space Coronagraphic Instruments Completed 3 Sensors and Instruments Jet Propulsion Laboratory 2026-08-20 —
Chemical and Particulate Microsensor Instrument for UAV Airborne Measurements Near Wildfires Completed 4 Sensors and Instruments Glenn Research Center 2026-08-20 —
Swarm Array Coherent Combining (SACC) Completed 6 Communications, Navigation, and Orbital Debris Tracking and Characterization Systems Jet Propulsion Laboratory 2026-08-20 —
Flat-field Automated Ultraviolet Exploration Microscope Completed 5 Sensors and Instruments Ames Research Center 2026-08-20 —
Thermoplastic based carbon fiber structural batteries for space technologies Completed 2 Materials, Structures, Mechanical Systems, and Manufacturing Langley Research Center 2026-08-20 —
UAS Traffic Management (UTM) Prototype for 24 Hour Aerial Firefighting Completed 5 Air Traffic Management and Range Tracking Systems Ames Research Center 2026-08-20 —
High-Performance On-chip Spectrometer for Space Applications Completed 5 Sensors and Instruments Goddard Space Flight Center 2026-08-20 —
Passive Two-Phase Thermal Management System for Hall Thruster Completed 4 Propulsion Systems Jet Propulsion Laboratory 2026-08-20 —
Low Mass, High Voltage Cables for Long Distance Lunar Power Distribution Completed 4 Aerospace Power and Energy Storage Glenn Research Center 2026-08-20 —
Combined Sub-Micron Particle Separators for Carbon Removal System Completed 3 Human Health, Life Support, and Habitation Systems Marshall Space Flight Center 2026-08-20 —
Modular Artificial Intelligence for Faults: Local Online Watch and Efficient Response Completed 4 Autonomous Systems Ames Research Center 2026-08-20 —
Localized 3-D Fiber Reinforcement in Carbon and Ceramic Composites Completed 4 Materials, Structures, Mechanical Systems, and Manufacturing Marshall Space Flight Center 2026-08-20 —
Low SWaP-C RemoteID Device for UAS Completed 5 Air Traffic Management and Range Tracking Systems Langley Research Center 2026-08-20 —
Soft Cleaning of Wire-Immobilized Genetic Material Completed 3 Human Health, Life Support, and Habitation Systems Johnson Space Center 2026-08-20 —
Shared immersive XR Hyper-Realistic Environment for Extravehicular Activity Surface Operations Completed 5 Software, Modeling, Simulation, and Information Processing Johnson Space 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 —
Multifocal Augmented Reality Visual Informatics System Completed 4 Flight Computing and Avionics Johnson Space Center 2026-08-20 —
Surface Anomaly and Intent Forecast System Completed 1 Air Traffic Management and Range Tracking Systems Ames Research Center 2026-08-20 —
Enhancement of the Geomagnetic Cutoff Models inside SIRE2 (SIRE2-Real) Completed 3 Software, Modeling, Simulation, and Information Processing Marshall Space Flight Center 2026-08-20 —
Acoustilytix: An Intelligent Bioacoustics System for Monitoring Plant Health Completed 3 Sensors and Instruments Kennedy Space Center 2026-08-20 —
Electrochemical Pumps For RFCs Completed 2 Aerospace Power and Energy Storage Glenn Research Center 2026-08-20 —
Module for Event Driven Operations on Spacecraft (MEDOS) Expanded for Multi-Agent Decision Making and Teaming Completed 5 Autonomous Systems Goddard Space Flight Center 2026-08-20 —
Advancing and Validating Galvanic Induced Disorientation Simulation Trainer (GIST) Completed 4 Human Health, Life Support, and Habitation Systems Johnson Space Center 2026-08-20 —
Dual Output Bidirectional DC-DC Isolated SiC-based Power Converter Completed 5 Aerospace Power and Energy Storage Glenn Research Center 2026-08-20 —
Softgoods Webbing Integrated Strain Sensor for Inflatable Completed 3 Materials, Structures, Mechanical Systems, and Manufacturing Johnson Space Center 2026-08-20 —
ASTERIA Completed 2 Autonomous Systems Marshall Space Flight Center 2026-08-20 —
Efficient On-Board Autonomy Using RFS-SLAM for Robust Lunar Surface Mobility Completed 2 Robotic Systems Johnson Space Center 2026-08-20 —
Compact Power Amplifier for Hybrid Fiber/Bulk Wind Lidar Transmitters Completed 6 Sensors and Instruments Langley Research Center 2026-08-20 —
Spaceborne Scanning Lidar Sensor Completed 3 Sensors and Instruments Goddard Space Flight Center 2026-08-20 —
Time-Synchronized X-Ray Compton Tomography Completed 4 Sensors and Instruments Langley Research Center 2026-08-20 —
SiC Mosfet with Radiation-Resistant Gate Oxide Performance to 600V Completed 1 Aerospace Power and Energy Storage Glenn Research Center 2026-08-20 —
6-Degree-of-Freedom Multi-Fidelity Closed-Loop Trajectory Tool Completed 2 Software, Modeling, Simulation, and Information Processing Johnson Space Center 2026-08-20 —
Adapting Novel Terrestrial Mining Technologies for Lunar Excavation Completed 3 Exploration Destination Systems Kennedy Space Center 2026-08-20 —
3D Printed Electronics with Material Properties Engineered for Cold Survivability Completed 2 Materials, Structures, Mechanical Systems, and Manufacturing Jet Propulsion Laboratory 2026-08-20 —
NTR Fuel Testing in MIT Reactor Facilities Completed 4 Propulsion Systems Marshall Space Flight Center 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.