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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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21,172 projects harvested so far — page 42 of 424.

Title Status TRL Technology area Lead organization Last updated Potential ⓘ
Personalized Performance Optimization Platform (P-POP) Completed — — Johnson Space Center 2024-02-09 —
Sensory Manipulation as a Countermeasure to Robot Teleoperation Delays Completed — — Johnson Space Center 2024-02-09 —
Ultra-Compact Urinary Calcium Measurement Device: Refinement and Application Completed — — Johnson Space Center 2024-02-09 —
Robust Autonomy for Extreme Space Environments: Hosting R5 at MIT Completed — Distributed Collaboration and Coordination — 2024-02-21 —
National Robotics Initiative (NRI): Long, Thin Continuum Robots for Space Applications Completed 3 Grappling Technologies Johnson Space Center 2024-02-21 —
In-Space Robotic Servicing (ISRS): Raven Completed 5 Onboard Navigation Algorithms Goddard Space Flight Center 2024-02-21 —
Robonaut 2 (R2): Autonomous task software Completed 4 Execution and Control Johnson Space Center 2024-02-21 —
Human Robotic Systems (HRS): Robotic ISRU Acquisition Completed — Destination Resource Exploration Johnson Space Center 2024-02-21 —
Human Robotic Systems (HRS): Extreme Terrain Mobility: Extreme Terrain Mobility Testbed Completed 4 Surface Mobility Johnson Space Center 2024-02-21 —
Human Robotic Systems (HRS): Extreme Terrain Mobility Completed — Surface Mobility Johnson Space Center 2024-02-21 —
In-Space Robotic Servicing (ISRS): Robotic Refueling Mission - Phase 2 Completed 6 Learning and Adaptation Goddard Space Flight Center 2024-02-21 —
Entry Systems Modeling (ESM): High Fidelity Ablator Response Model Completed 4 Integrated Modeling and Simulation for EDL Ames Research Center 2024-02-21 —
Entry Systems Modeling (ESM): DSMC Development Completed 4 Integrated Modeling and Simulation for EDL Ames Research Center 2024-02-21 —
Next Generation Life Support (NGLS): Alternate Water Processor (AWP) Completed 4 Water Recovery and Management Johnson Space Center 2024-02-21 —
Human Robotic Systems (HRS): Robotic Technologies for Asteroid Missions: HRS - Mission Operations Tools for Asteroid Capture and Retrieval Completed 3 Tools and Methodologies for Performing Systems Analysis Johnson Space Center 2024-02-21 —
National Robotics Initiative (NRI): Toward Humanoid Avatar Robots for Co-Exploration of Hazardous Environments Completed 3 Execution and Control Johnson Space Center 2024-02-21 —
Human Robotic Systems (HRS): Extreme Terrain Mobility: Prototype Crater Access Robot Completed 3 Above-Surface Mobility Johnson Space Center 2024-02-21 —
Mars Science Laboratory Entry Descent and Landing Instrument (MEDLI) 2: 2. Entry and Descent Performance Knowledge Improvements Completed 6 Safe All-Vehicle Access Langley Research Center 2024-02-21 —
Affordable Vehicle Avionics (AVA): Novel Extended Kalman Filter to integrate sampled GPS position and velocity data with low-cost but inherently noisy, high-drift COTS inertial measurement unit (IMU) Completed 5 Attitude Estimation Sensors Ames Research Center 2024-02-21 —
National Robotics Initiative (NRI): A Novel Powered Leg Prosthesis Simulatior for Sensing and Control Development Completed 3 Human-System Performance Modeling Johnson Space Center 2024-02-21 —
Entry Systems Modeling (ESM): Advanced Ablator Development Completed 4 Integrated Modeling and Simulation for EDL Ames Research Center 2024-02-21 —
Entry Systems Modeling (ESM): US3D Development Completed 3 Integrated Modeling and Simulation for EDL Ames Research Center 2024-02-21 —
Human Robotic Systems (HRS): Robotic Technologies for Asteroid Missions: HRS - Prototype Anchoring End Effector for Asteroid with Sensors Completed 4 Sensing for Robotic Systems Johnson Space Center 2024-02-21 —
Entry Systems Modeling (ESM): CFD-Ablator Model Coupling Completed 5 Integrated Modeling and Simulation for EDL Ames Research Center 2024-02-21 —
Human Robotic Systems (HRS): Robonaut 2 Technologies Completed — Grappling Technologies Johnson Space Center 2024-02-21 —
Human Robotic Systems (HRS): Robonaut 2 Technologies: Human Robotic Systems: Mobile IVA Robonaut 2 Completed 5 Tools and Methodologies for Software Design and Development Johnson Space Center 2024-02-21 —
Accessible Testing on Humanoid-Robot-R5 and Evaluation of NASA Administered (ATHENA) Space Robotics Challenge Tasks Completed — Human-System Performance Modeling — 2024-02-21 —
Entry Systems Modeling (ESM): HyperRad Development Completed 4 Integrated Modeling and Simulation for EDL Ames Research Center 2024-02-21 —
National Robotics Initiative (NRI): Manipulating Flexible Materials Using Sparse Coding Completed 3 Flexible Material Systems Johnson Space Center 2024-02-21 —
National Robotics Initiative (NRI): Whole-Body Telemanipulation of the Dreamer Humanoid Robot on Rough Terrains Using a Hand Exoskeleton Completed 3 Grappling Technologies Johnson Space Center 2024-02-21 —
Concentrator Solar Power Systems for LILT and High Radiation Game Changing Technology Development Completed — Photovoltaic Electrical Power — 2024-02-21 —
Game Changing Technology Development Program Ultra-Light Weight Core Materials for Efficient Load Bearing Composite Sandwich Structures (ATK Proposal SPC. MAGN.2015.10106) Completed — Materials for Electrical Power Generation, Energy Storage, Power Distribution, and Electrical Machines — 2024-02-21 —
Entry Systems Modeling (ESM): Flexible Thermal Protection Materials Completed 3 Thermal Protection Materials Ames Research Center 2024-02-21 —
Human Robotic Systems (HRS): Controlling Robots over Time Delay: Sensor Systems for the Construction of Immersive Virtual Environments Completed 4 Flight and Ground Testing Methodologies Johnson Space Center 2024-02-21 —
Human Robotic Systems (HRS): Extreme Terrain Mobility: Exoskeleton Development for ISS Evaluation Completed 4 Long-Duration Health Johnson Space Center 2024-02-21 —
Human Robotic Systems (HRS): Extreme Terrain Mobility: Advanced Mobility Navigation Software Completed 4 Surface Mobility Johnson Space Center 2024-02-21 —
Affordable Access to Space (AAS): Towed Glider Air Launch System (TGALS) Completed 5 Launch Vehicle Propellant Armstrong Flight Research Center 2024-02-21 —
Human Robotic Systems (HRS): Robotic Technologies for Asteroid Missions: HRS - Asteroid Retrieval Capture Mechanism Development and Testbed Completed 3 Capture Mechanisms and Fixtures Johnson Space Center 2024-02-21 —
Robonaut 2 (R2): Computer vision Completed 4 Quantum Computer Johnson Space Center 2024-02-21 —
In-Space Robotic Servicing (ISRS): Ammonia Leak Locator Completed 6 Microgravity Construction and Assembly Goddard Space Flight Center 2024-02-21 —
A Novel Powered Leg Prosthesis Simulator for Sensing & Control Development Completed 3 Orbital Debris Characterization Johnson Space Center 2024-02-21 —
Human Robotic Systems (HRS): Robonaut 2 Technologies: Human Robotic Systems: Natural User Interfaces for Advanced Telerobotic Operations Completed 5 Grappling Technologies Johnson Space Center 2024-02-21 —
Human Robotic Systems (HRS): Robotic ISRU Acquisition: Exploration Ground Data Systems (xGDS) Completed 5 Integrated Flight Operations Systems Johnson Space Center 2024-02-21 —
Ultra-lightweight Core Materials for Efficient Load-Bearing Composite Sandwich Structures Completed — Lightweight Structural Materials — 2024-02-21 —
Entry Systems Modeling (ESM): High Enthalpy Aerothermal Database Completed 6 High-Performance Memories Ames Research Center 2024-02-21 —
Thermal Control in Lunar Rovers and Structures with Novel Electrochromic Variable-Emissivity Skins Completed 4 Heat Rejection and Storage Ashwin-Ushas Corp, Inc. 2024-02-21 —
Micro-Concentrator Solar Array Technology for Extreme Environments Completed — Photovoltaic Electrical Power — 2024-02-21 —
Entry Systems Modeling (ESM): M-SAPE Development Completed 6 Integrated Modeling and Simulation for EDL Ames Research Center 2024-02-21 —
Human Robotic Systems (HRS): Robotic ISRU Acquisition: Sample Acquisition on Asteroids, Mars, Moons of Mars, and Lunar Cold Traps Completed 4 Resource Acquisition, Isolation, and Preparation Johnson Space Center 2024-02-21 —
Ultralight Micro-truss Cores for Space Launch Systems Completed — Below-Surface Mobility — 2024-02-21 —
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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.