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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21,052 projects harvested so far — page 54 of 422.

Title	Status	TRL	Technology area	Lead organization
Carbon-Coated CFx Nanocomposite Cathodes for High Rate Lithium Primary Batteries, Phase I	Completed	—	Electrochemical Storage: Batteries	Glenn Research Center
Fabry-Perot Based Ranging Interferometer Receiver for High Spectral Resolution Lidar, Phase II	Completed	3	Lasers	Langley Research Center
Model-Based Design Tools for Extending COTS Components To Extreme Environments, Phase I	Completed	—	Integrated Modeling and Simulation for EDL	Jet Propulsion Laboratory
SELENE - Self-Forming Extensible Lunar EVA Network, Phase I	Completed	—	Informatics and Decision Support Systems	Johnson Space Center
An Active Thermal Control System for Extreme Environments, Phase I	Completed	—	Extreme Environments Related to Critical System Health Management	Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Molecular-Resonance Fiber Optic Gas Sensors, Phase I	Completed	—	Environment Sensors	Kennedy Space Center
High Impulse Nanoparticulate-Based Gel Propellants, Phase I	Completed	—	Gels	Goddard Space Flight Center
Ultra-Wideband Transceiver for Integrated Communication and Relative Navigation, Phase I	Completed	—	Optimetrics	Glenn Research Center
Novel Instrumentation for Rocket Propulsion Systems, Phase I	Completed	—	Propulsion Flowpath and Interactions	Stennis Space Center
Practical Voice Recognition for the Aircraft Cockpit, Phase I	Completed	—	Flight Mechanics Testing and Flight Operations	Langley Research Center
Thermal Management of Superconducting Electromagnets in VASIMR Thrusters, Phase II	Completed	—	Thermal Conditioning for Sensors, Instruments, Samples, and High-Efficiency Electric Motors	Johnson Space Center
Compiler for Fast, Accurate Mathematical Computing on Integer Processors, Phase I	Completed	—	Intelligent Data Understanding	Goddard Space Flight Center
High-Efficiency, High-Temperature, Ultra-Lightweight GaP-Based Solar Cells, Phase II	Completed	—	Photovoltaic Electrical Power	Glenn Research Center
Interfacing the Paramesh Computational Libraries to the Cactus Computational Framework, Phase I	Completed	—	Collaborative Science and Engineering	Goddard Space Flight Center
Advanced Composite Thrust Chambers for the Altair Lunar Lander, Phase I	Completed	2	Cryogenic Propulsion	Marshall Space Flight Center
Surface Operations Data Analysis and Adaptation Tool, Phase II	Completed	—	Traffic Management Concepts	Ames Research Center
Accounting for Epistemic and Aleatory Uncertainty in Early System Design, Phase I	Completed	—	Tools and Methodologies for Performing Systems Analysis	Langley Research Center
Data Reduction Techniques for Real-time Fault Detection and Diagnosis, and Multiple Fault Inference with Imperfect Tests, Phase I	Completed	—	Fault Diagnosis and Prognosis	Ames Research Center
Efficient Space Hardy Thermoelectric Materials with Broad Temperature Range, Phase I	Completed	—	Materials for Electrical Power Generation, Energy Storage, Power Distribution, and Electrical Machines	Johnson Space Center
Algorthms and Regolith Erosion Models for the Alert Code, Phase I	Completed	—	Integrated Modeling and Simulation for EDL	Kennedy Space Center
Online Real-Time Tribology Failure Detection System, Phase I	Completed	—	Contactless and Wearable Human Health and Performance Monitoring	Armstrong Flight Research Center
Validation Tools and Methods for Diagnostic Systems, Phase II	Completed	—	Flight Performance and Analysis	Langley Research Center
Architectures/Algorithms/Tools for Ultra-Low Power, Compact EVA Digital Radio, Phase I	Completed	—	Knowledge and Model Building	Johnson Space Center
Integration of Magneto-Optical Materials for Novel Optical Devices & Magnetophotonic Crystals, Phase II	Completed	—	Thermal Conditioning for Sensors, Instruments, Samples, and High-Efficiency Electric Motors	Goddard Space Flight Center
Rapid Damage-Free Shaping of Lightweight SiC Using Reactive Atom Plasma (RAP) Processing, Phase II	Completed	—	Electronics and Optics Manufacturing Processes	Marshall Space Flight Center
INVESTIGATION OF NON ERODING NOZZLE MATERIALS FOR OPTIMIZED COATED HYBRID LEADING EDGE DESIGNS FOR REUSABLE LAUNCH VEHICALS WITH LEADING EDGE RADII OF 0.03? TO 1? AND TEMPERATURES NEAR 4000?F, Phase I	Completed	—	Hardware-Enabling Secure Avionics	Langley Research Center
Methane Pyrolysis for Hydrogen & Carbon Nanotube Recovery from Sabatier Products, Phase I	Completed	—	Atmosphere Revitalization	Marshall Space Flight Center
Physics-Based Probabilistic Design Tool with System-Level Reliability Constraint, Phase II	Completed	—	Reliability and Sustainment	Glenn Research Center
Lightweight Thermal Storage Heat Exchangers, Phase I	Completed	—	Heat Rejection and Storage	Johnson Space Center
SASSI: Subsystems for Automated Subsurface Sampling Instruments, Phase II	Completed	—	Sample Acquisition and Handling	Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Efficient Tm-Fiber-Pumped Ho:YLF Laser System for Coherent LIDAR Applications, Phase II	Completed	—	Lasers	Langley Research Center
Wireless System for Continuous Cardiopulmonary Monitoring in a Space Environment, Phase I	Completed	—	Contactless and Wearable Human Health and Performance Monitoring	Glenn Research Center
Nanomechanical Water Purification Device, Phase II	Completed	—	Resource Processing for Production of Mission Consumables	Johnson Space Center
Integration of an Advanced Cryogenic Electric Propulsion System (ACEPS) to Aerodynamically Efficient Subsonic Transport Aircraft, Phase I	Completed	—	Integrated Systems and Ancillary Technologies	Glenn Research Center
Morphing Control Surface for Improved Efficiency and Maneuverability, Phase I	Completed	3	Aeroelasticity	Langley Research Center
Aerogel Insulation for the Thermal Protection of Venus Spacecraft, Phase II	Completed	—	Insulation and Interfaces	Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Cable-Free Sensor-Bus for Large Area Composites, Phase I	Completed	—	Reliability and Sustainment	Ames Research Center
Mars Gashopper Airplane, Phase I	Completed	—	Resource Processing for Production of Mission Consumables	Langley Research Center
Ultrasonic Derivative Measurements of Bone Strain During Exercise, Phase I	Completed	—	Reliability, Life Assessment, and Health Monitoring	Glenn Research Center
Intelligent Agents for Scheduling Space Communications, Phase I	Completed	3	Onboard Navigation Algorithms	Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Versatile and Extensible, Continuous-Thrust Trajectory Optimization Tool, Phase I	Completed	—	Solar Sails	Johnson Space Center
Airborne Wide Area Imager for Wildfire Mapping and Detection, Phase II	Completed	—	Detectors and Focal Planes	Ames Research Center
Sprayable Thermal Insulation for Cryogenic Tanks, Phase I	Completed	—	Ground Testing and Operations	Marshall Space Flight Center
Integrated Fiber Optic Sensor and Modeling System, Phase I	Completed	—	Instrumentation and Health Monitoring for EDL	Marshall Space Flight Center
Low Permeation Envelope Material Development for Titan Aerobot, Phase II	Completed	—	Thermal Protection Materials	Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Compact Water Electrolyzer for Low-Gravity Environments, Phase II	Completed	—	Resource Processing for Production of Mission Consumables	Johnson Space Center
Identification and Reduction of Turbomachinery Noise, Phase I	Completed	—	Aeroacoustics	Glenn Research Center
Bandwidth Controllable Tunable Filter for Hyper-/Multi-Spectral Imager, Phase I	Completed	—	Detectors and Focal Planes	Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Compact Monitor for Airborne Carbon Dioxide Measurements, Phase I	Completed	—	Air, Water, Microbial, and Acoustic Sensors	Ames Research Center
High Efficiency Refrigeration Process, Phase I	Completed	—	Resource Acquisition, Isolation, and Preparation	Johnson Space Center

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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.

💻 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.