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 55 of 422.

Title	Status	TRL	Technology area	Lead organization
Automated Rendezvous and Docking Infrastructure to Support Commercial Space Development, Phase I	Completed	—	Rendezvous, Proximity Operations, and Capture Flight and Ground Systems	Marshall Space Flight Center
Sensitivity-Based Simulation Software for Optimization of Turbine Blade Cooling Strategies, Phase I	Completed	—	Aeroelasticity	Glenn Research Center
Dual Polarization Multi-Frequency Antenna Array, Phase II	Completed	—	Microwave, Millimeter Waves, and Submillimeter Waves	Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Elemental and Chemical State Analysis, XPS, for In-Situ Materials Analysis on Mars, Phase II	Completed	—	Resource Processing for Production of Mission Consumables	Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Wireless, Passive Encoded Saw Sensors and Communication Links, Phase I	Completed	—	Reliability and Sustainment	Kennedy Space Center
Compact High Sensitive Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy Instrument, Phase I	Completed	—	Detectors and Focal Planes	Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Automated Feature Extraction from Hyperspectral Imagery, Phase I	Completed	—	Recycle, Reuse, and Repurpose Processes	Stennis Space Center
Advanced Modeling Concepts for Conceptual Design, Phase I	Completed	—	Advanced Atmospheric Flight Vehicles	Armstrong Flight Research Center
Optimization of Human Microbial Ecology	Completed	—	Remediation	Ames Research Center
Tissue-Equivalent Radiation Dosimeter-On-A-Chip, Phase I	Completed	—	High-Performance Memories	Johnson Space Center
X-Ray Diffraction and Fluorescence Instrument for Mineralogical Analysis at the Lunar Surface, Phase II	Completed	—	Atomic and Molecular Species Assessment	Ames Research Center
Stochastic Optimization of Aeroelastic Response (SOAR), Phase II	Completed	—	Aeroelasticity	Armstrong Flight Research Center
Mode Transition Variable Geometry for High Speed Inlets for Hypersonic Aircraft, Phase I	Completed	—	Turbine-Based Jet Engines	Glenn Research Center
Onboard Space Autonomy Through Integration of Health Management and Control Reconfiguration, Phase I	Completed	—	Fault Response	Ames Research Center
Simulation-Based Lunar Telerobotics Design, Acquisition and Training Platform for Virtual Exploration, Phase II	Completed	—	Integrated Modeling and Simulation for EDL	Ames Research Center
Decentralized Nonlinear Controller Based SiC Parallel DC-DC Converter, Phase I	Completed	—	Electrical Power Conversion and Regulation	Glenn Research Center
Integrated Variable-Fidelity Tool Set For Modeling and Simulation of Aeroservothermoelasticity -Propulsion (ASTE-P) Effects For Aerospace Vehicles Ranging From Subsonic to Hypersonic Flight, Phase I	Completed	—	Flight Performance and Analysis	Armstrong Flight Research Center
A High Cross-Pol Isolation Multi-Frequency Antenna for Cloud and Precipitation Research, Phase I	Completed	—	Innovative Antennas	Goddard Space Flight Center
Extremelly High Bandwidth Rad Hard Data Acquisition System, Phase I	Completed	—	Data Acquisition Systems	Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Non-Lubricated Diamond-Coated Bearings Reinforced by Carbon Fibers to Work in Lunar Dust, Phase I	Completed	—	Resource Acquisition, Isolation, and Preparation	Glenn Research Center
High Temperature Smart Structures for Engine Noise Reduction and Performance Enhancement, Phase I	Completed	—	Integrated Systems and Ancillary Technologies	Glenn Research Center
3D Warping Actuation Driven Dynamic Camber Control Concept for Helicopter Rotor Blades, Phase I	Completed	—	Advanced Atmospheric Flight Vehicles	Ames Research Center
Expanded Operational Temperature Range for Space Rated Li-Ion Batteries, Phase I	Completed	—	Electrochemical Storage: Fuel Cells	Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Advanced Acoustic Blankets for Improved Aircraft Interior Noise Reduction, Phase I	Completed	—	Thermal Conditioning for Sensors, Instruments, Samples, and High-Efficiency Electric Motors	Langley Research Center
ESPA Based Secondary Payload Orbit Maneuvering System, Phase I	Completed	—	Electrostatic Propulsion	Ames Research Center
On-Orbit Health Monitoring and Repair Assessment of Thermal Protection Systems, Phase II	Completed	—	TPS Instrumentation	Langley Research Center
Compact, High Accuracy CO2 Monitor, Phase II	Completed	—	V&V of Software systems	Ames Research Center
Rapid Estimation of Aircraft Performance Models using Differential Vortex Panel Method and Extended Kalman Filter, Phase II	Completed	—	Aeroelasticity	Ames Research Center
An Advanced Rapid Cycling CO2 and H2O Control System for PLSS, Phase I	Completed	—	Atmosphere Revitalization	Johnson Space Center
System and Component Software Specification, Run-time Verification and Automatic Test Generation, Phase II	Completed	—	Robot Software	Ames Research Center
Self-Erecting Communications Infrastructure, Phase I	Completed	—	Innovative Antennas	Langley Research Center
Componentized Models as a Service (CMaaS), Phase I	Completed	—	Cyber Infrastructure	Goddard Space Flight Center
Multi-Cell Thermal Battery, Phase II	Completed	—	Heat Transport	Johnson Space Center
Lithium Ion Batteries Development for CubeSats and SmallSats	Completed	2	Electrochemical Storage: Batteries	Goddard Space Flight Center
Second Generation of Reagentless Carbon Analyzer for Water Quality Monitoring, Phase I	Completed	—	Atmosphere Revitalization	Johnson Space Center
Aerobot Sampling and Handling System, Phase I	Completed	—	Sample Acquisition and Handling	Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Efficient 3-D Ladar Source, Phase II	Completed	—	Heat Sources	Langley Research Center
Optimal Thrust Vectoring for an Annular Aerospike Nozzle, Phase II	Completed	—	Aeroacoustics	Armstrong Flight Research Center
I-RaCM: A Fully Integrated Risk and Lifecycle Cost Model, Phase I	Completed	—	Architecture Design and Analysis	Marshall Space Flight Center
Vibration reduction methods and techniques for rotorcraft utilizing on-blade active control, Phase I	Completed	—	Propulsion Flowpath and Interactions	Ames Research Center
Fault-Protected Laser Diode Drivers for Improving the Performance and Lifetime of Multiple-Millisecond, Long-Pulse LDAs for NASA LIDAR Systems, Phase I	Completed	—	Lasers	Langley Research Center
Ultralightweight PV Array Materials for Deep Space Mission Environments, Phase I	Completed	—	Materials for Electrical Power Generation, Energy Storage, Power Distribution, and Electrical Machines	Glenn Research Center
Authoring Procedures with Timing and Ordering Constraints, Phase I	Completed	—	Human Factors Engineering	Ames Research Center
LandingNav: Terrain Guided Automated Precision Landing, Phase II	Completed	—	Atmosphere Characterization	Johnson Space Center
Software Environment for Mission Design, Simulation, and Engineering Data Management, Phase I	Completed	—	Mission Planning and Design	Ames Research Center
A Hardware-Accelerated Fast Adaptive Vortex-Based Flow Simulation Software, Phase I	Completed	—	Grappling Technologies	Ames Research Center
Lightweight Aerogel Structural and Insulation Materials, Phase I	Completed	—	In-Space Propellant Storage and Use	Kennedy Space Center
Adaptive Feedfoward Feedback Control Framework, Phase I	Completed	—	Aeroelasticity	Armstrong Flight Research Center
PACMAN: a Plasma Analyzer for Composition with Miniaturization and Asynchronous Novelty	Completed	3	Docking and Berthing Mechanisms and Fixtures	Goddard Space Flight Center
A Space-Qualified Single Frequency Fiber Laser for LISA, Phase I	Completed	—	Lasers	Goddard Space Flight 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.

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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.