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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 57 of 424.

Title Status TRL Technology area Lead organization Last updated Potential ⓘ
Efficient Tm-Fiber-Pumped Ho:YLF Laser System for Coherent LIDAR Applications, Phase II Completed — Lasers Langley Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Wireless System for Continuous Cardiopulmonary Monitoring in a Space Environment, Phase I Completed — Contactless and Wearable Human Health and Performance Monitoring Glenn Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Nanomechanical Water Purification Device, Phase II Completed — Resource Processing for Production of Mission Consumables Johnson Space Center 2025-01-27 —
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 2025-01-27 —
Morphing Control Surface for Improved Efficiency and Maneuverability, Phase I Completed 3 Aeroelasticity Langley Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Aerogel Insulation for the Thermal Protection of Venus Spacecraft, Phase II Completed — Insulation and Interfaces Jet Propulsion Laboratory 2025-01-27 —
Cable-Free Sensor-Bus for Large Area Composites, Phase I Completed — Reliability and Sustainment Ames Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Mars Gashopper Airplane, Phase I Completed — Resource Processing for Production of Mission Consumables Langley Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Ultrasonic Derivative Measurements of Bone Strain During Exercise, Phase I Completed — Reliability, Life Assessment, and Health Monitoring Glenn Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Intelligent Agents for Scheduling Space Communications, Phase I Completed 3 Onboard Navigation Algorithms Jet Propulsion Laboratory 2025-01-27 —
Versatile and Extensible, Continuous-Thrust Trajectory Optimization Tool, Phase I Completed — Solar Sails Johnson Space Center 2025-01-27 —
Airborne Wide Area Imager for Wildfire Mapping and Detection, Phase II Completed — Detectors and Focal Planes Ames Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Sprayable Thermal Insulation for Cryogenic Tanks, Phase I Completed — Ground Testing and Operations Marshall Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
Integrated Fiber Optic Sensor and Modeling System, Phase I Completed — Instrumentation and Health Monitoring for EDL Marshall Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
Low Permeation Envelope Material Development for Titan Aerobot, Phase II Completed — Thermal Protection Materials Jet Propulsion Laboratory 2025-01-27 —
Compact Water Electrolyzer for Low-Gravity Environments, Phase II Completed — Resource Processing for Production of Mission Consumables Johnson Space Center 2025-01-27 —
Identification and Reduction of Turbomachinery Noise, Phase I Completed — Aeroacoustics Glenn Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Bandwidth Controllable Tunable Filter for Hyper-/Multi-Spectral Imager, Phase I Completed — Detectors and Focal Planes Jet Propulsion Laboratory 2025-01-27 —
Compact Monitor for Airborne Carbon Dioxide Measurements, Phase I Completed — Air, Water, Microbial, and Acoustic Sensors Ames Research Center 2025-01-27 —
High Efficiency Refrigeration Process, Phase I Completed — Resource Acquisition, Isolation, and Preparation Johnson Space Center 2025-01-27 —
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 2025-01-27 —
Sensitivity-Based Simulation Software for Optimization of Turbine Blade Cooling Strategies, Phase I Completed — Aeroelasticity Glenn Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Dual Polarization Multi-Frequency Antenna Array, Phase II Completed — Microwave, Millimeter Waves, and Submillimeter Waves Jet Propulsion Laboratory 2025-01-27 —
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 2025-01-27 —
Wireless, Passive Encoded Saw Sensors and Communication Links, Phase I Completed — Reliability and Sustainment Kennedy Space Center 2025-01-27 —
Compact High Sensitive Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy Instrument, Phase I Completed — Detectors and Focal Planes Jet Propulsion Laboratory 2025-01-27 —
Automated Feature Extraction from Hyperspectral Imagery, Phase I Completed — Recycle, Reuse, and Repurpose Processes Stennis Space Center 2025-01-27 —
Advanced Modeling Concepts for Conceptual Design, Phase I Completed — Advanced Atmospheric Flight Vehicles Armstrong Flight Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Optimization of Human Microbial Ecology Completed — Remediation Ames Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Tissue-Equivalent Radiation Dosimeter-On-A-Chip, Phase I Completed — High-Performance Memories Johnson Space Center 2025-01-27 —
X-Ray Diffraction and Fluorescence Instrument for Mineralogical Analysis at the Lunar Surface, Phase II Completed — Atomic and Molecular Species Assessment Ames Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Stochastic Optimization of Aeroelastic Response (SOAR), Phase II Completed — Aeroelasticity Armstrong Flight Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Mode Transition Variable Geometry for High Speed Inlets for Hypersonic Aircraft, Phase I Completed — Turbine-Based Jet Engines Glenn Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Onboard Space Autonomy Through Integration of Health Management and Control Reconfiguration, Phase I Completed — Fault Response Ames Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Simulation-Based Lunar Telerobotics Design, Acquisition and Training Platform for Virtual Exploration, Phase II Completed — Integrated Modeling and Simulation for EDL Ames Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Decentralized Nonlinear Controller Based SiC Parallel DC-DC Converter, Phase I Completed — Electrical Power Conversion and Regulation Glenn Research Center 2025-01-27 —
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 2025-01-27 —
A High Cross-Pol Isolation Multi-Frequency Antenna for Cloud and Precipitation Research, Phase I Completed — Innovative Antennas Goddard Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
Extremelly High Bandwidth Rad Hard Data Acquisition System, Phase I Completed — Data Acquisition Systems Jet Propulsion Laboratory 2025-01-27 —
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 2025-01-27 —
High Temperature Smart Structures for Engine Noise Reduction and Performance Enhancement, Phase I Completed — Integrated Systems and Ancillary Technologies Glenn Research Center 2025-01-27 —
3D Warping Actuation Driven Dynamic Camber Control Concept for Helicopter Rotor Blades, Phase I Completed — Advanced Atmospheric Flight Vehicles Ames Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Expanded Operational Temperature Range for Space Rated Li-Ion Batteries, Phase I Completed — Electrochemical Storage: Fuel Cells Jet Propulsion Laboratory 2025-01-27 —
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 2025-01-27 —
ESPA Based Secondary Payload Orbit Maneuvering System, Phase I Completed — Electrostatic Propulsion Ames Research Center 2025-01-27 —
On-Orbit Health Monitoring and Repair Assessment of Thermal Protection Systems, Phase II Completed — TPS Instrumentation Langley Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Compact, High Accuracy CO2 Monitor, Phase II Completed — V&V of Software systems Ames Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Rapid Estimation of Aircraft Performance Models using Differential Vortex Panel Method and Extended Kalman Filter, Phase II Completed — Aeroelasticity Ames Research Center 2025-01-27 —
An Advanced Rapid Cycling CO2 and H2O Control System for PLSS, Phase I Completed — Atmosphere Revitalization Johnson Space Center 2025-01-27 —
System and Component Software Specification, Run-time Verification and Automatic Test Generation, Phase II Completed — Robot Software Ames 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.