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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 →

21,172 projects harvested so far — page 55 of 424.

Title Status TRL Technology area Lead organization Last updated Potential ⓘ
Tunable Multiplexed Resonant Dipole Nanoantenna Array, Phase I Completed — Structures and Antennas Glenn Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Deep UV Semiconductor Sourcess for Advanced Planetary Science Instruments, Phase I Completed 3 Lasers Jet Propulsion Laboratory 2025-01-27 —
Radio Frequency Micro Ion Thruster for Precision Propulsion, Phase I Completed — Electrostatic Propulsion Jet Propulsion Laboratory 2025-01-27 —
High Reflectivity, Broad-Band Silver Coating, Phase I Completed — Coatings Jet Propulsion Laboratory 2025-01-27 —
Intelligent, reusable software for plug and play space avionics, Phase I Completed 4 Informatics and Decision Support Systems Ames Research Center 2025-01-27 —
An optical scanning subsystem for a UAS-enabled hyperspectral radiometer (AirSHRIMP) Completed 7 Microwave, Millimeter Waves, and Submillimeter Waves Goddard Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
Miniature Mass Spectrometer for Earth Science Research, Phase I Completed — Above-Surface Mobility Goddard Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
SmartTopo Intelligent Real-Time Topographic Information Collection System, Phase I Completed — Knowledge and Model Building Johnson Space Center 2025-01-27 —
Pneumatic Excavation Mechanism for Lunar Resource Utilization, Phase II Completed 5 Resource Acquisition, Isolation, and Preparation Kennedy Space Center 2025-01-27 —
Advanced 3D Human Simulation Components with Thermal/Haptic Feedback and Tissue Deformation, Phase I Completed — Informatics and Decision Support Systems Johnson Space Center 2025-01-27 —
LOW COST AUTOMATED MODULE ASSEMBLY FOR 180 GHz DEVICES, Phase I Completed 3 Detectors and Focal Planes Jet Propulsion Laboratory 2025-01-27 —
Miniaturized UHF, S-, and Ka-band RF MEMS Filters for Small Form Factor, High Performance EVA Radio, Phase II Completed — Informatics and Decision Support Systems Johnson Space Center 2025-01-27 —
Design of Versatile Food Extruder, Phase I Completed — Habitability and Environment Johnson Space Center 2025-01-27 —
A Novel Low-Cost Dual-Wavelength Precipitation Radar Sensor Network, Phase I Completed — Microwave, Millimeter Waves, and Submillimeter Waves Goddard Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
A Solid State Tissue Equivalent Detector for Microdosimetry, Phase I Completed — Detectors and Focal Planes Ames Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Rapid Protoyping Software for Developing Next-Generation Air Traffic Management Algorithms, Phase II Completed — Trajectory Design and Analysis Ames Research Center 2025-01-27 —
OptoCeramic-Based High Speed Fiber Multiplexer for Multimode Fiber, Phase I Completed 4 Data Reduction Hardware Systems Goddard Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
Shielded ADR Magnets For Space Applications, Phase I Completed — Protection Systems Goddard Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
A Highly Integrated Multi-Parameter Distributed Fiber-Optic Instrumentation System, Phase II Completed — Instrumentation and Health Monitoring for EDL Langley Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Self-Calibrating Greenhouse Gas Balloon-Borne Sensor, Phase II Completed — Environment Sensors Ames Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Veritex(TM) Patches for Structural Repair and Re-Use, Phase I Completed — Surface Construction and Assembly Kennedy Space Center 2025-01-27 —
Si-O-C Aerogels for TPS of Reentry Vehicles, Phase II Completed — Thermal Protection Materials Marshall Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
Modular, Fault-Tolerant Electronics Supporting Space Exploration, Phase I Completed — Logistics Management Johnson Space Center 2025-01-27 —
Materials for advancement of MXER tether design (1000-371), Phase I Completed — Electromagnetic Tethers Marshall Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
Selective Photoinitiated Electrophoretic Separator, Phase I Completed — Resource Acquisition, Isolation, and Preparation Johnson Space Center 2025-01-27 —
Rule-Based Integration of Science Data for Analysis and Display (RISDAD), Phase I Completed — Intelligent Data Understanding Stennis Space Center 2025-01-27 —
Moisture Resistant Primer for Composite Bonded Repairs, Phase I Completed — Advanced Atmospheric Flight Vehicles Glenn Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Single Photon Sensitive HgCdTe Avalanche Photodiode Detector (APD), Phase II Completed — Atmosphere Characterization Goddard Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
High Efficiency Solar Cell on Low Cost Metal Foil Substrate, Phase I Completed — Operational Trust Building Glenn Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Configurable Project Collaboration Portal, Phase I Completed — Field and Particle Detectors Ames Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Radiation Mitigation Methods for Reprogrammable FPGA, Phase I Completed 4 Space Radiation Analysis and Modeling Langley Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Fast GC for Space Applications Based on PIES Technology, Phase I Completed — Heat Transport Ames Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Attribute Image Map Fused 3D Web-Objects Technology and Software Toolsets, Phase I Completed — Knowledge and Model Building Stennis Space Center 2025-01-27 —
Electrochemical Capacitor Development for Pulsed Power Communications, Phase II Completed — Materials for Electrical Power Generation, Energy Storage, Power Distribution, and Electrical Machines Glenn Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Wide Range Neutron Detector, Phase II Completed — Detectors and Focal Planes Glenn Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Rapid Estimation of Aircraft Performance Models using Differential Vortex Panel Method and Extended Kalman Filter, Phase I Completed 3 Aeroelasticity Ames Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Remote Data Exploration with the Interactive Data Language, Phase I Completed — High-Performance Data Analytics Platform Ames Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Material Characterization for Hypersonic Vehicles by the Fast Mutipole Boundary Element Method, Phase I Completed — Integrated Modeling and Simulation for EDL Langley Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Novel Long-Term CO2 Removal System, Phase I Completed — Resource Processing for Production of Mission Consumables Johnson Space Center 2025-01-27 —
Low Mass Aeroshell Deployment Mechanism, Phase I Completed — Deployables, Docking, and Interfaces Marshall Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
In Situ Biological Reduction of Martian Sample Collection Devices, Phase I Completed — Planetary Protection Jet Propulsion Laboratory 2025-01-27 —
In-depth Composition Investigation Completed 3 Surface Mobility Goddard Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
Rapid Protoyping Software for Developing Next-Generation Air Traffic Management Algorithms, Phase I Completed — Medical Diagnosis and Prognosis Ames Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Telerobotic Satellite Servicing for Space System Life Extension and Performance Enhancement, Phase I Completed — Mechanism-Life-Extension Systems Marshall Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
Nanoshell Encapsulated Li-ion Battery Anodes for Long Cycle Life, Phase I Completed — Electrochemical Storage: Batteries Glenn Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Radiation Hard Space Wire Gigabit Ethernet Compatible Transponder, Phase I Completed — High-Speed Onboard Interconnects and Networks Goddard Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
Three Dimensional Volumetric Terahertz Scanning for Aerospace Non Destructive Evaluation, Phase I Completed — Nondestructive Evaluation and Sensors Langley Research Center 2025-01-27 —
InGaN Nanowire Solar Cells, Phase I Completed — Photovoltaic Electrical Power Glenn Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Highly Sensitive Photon Counting Detectors for Deep Space Optical Communications, Phase I Completed — Detectors and Focal Planes Jet Propulsion Laboratory 2025-01-27 —
Radiosonde Cloud Assessment System, Phase II Completed — Engine Icing Glenn Research Center 2025-01-27 —
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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.