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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 6 of 424.

Title Status TRL Technology area Lead organization Last updated Potential ⓘ
Enhanced-Resolution Fine-Steering Mirror, Phase I Completed — Food Production, Processing, and Preservation Jet Propulsion Laboratory 2018-10-10 —
Deep Space Power and Propulsion Systems, Phase I Completed — Static Energy Conversion Glenn Research Center 2018-10-10 —
Intelligent Flamefinder Detection and Alert System (IFDAS), Phase I Completed — Propulsion, Exhaust, and Propellant Management Stennis Space Center 2018-10-10 —
Low cost, Small Size High Performance Navigation System for Micro/Nanosats, Phase I Completed — Thermal Protection Systems Langley Research Center 2018-10-10 —
Fortification of Shelf Stable Formulated Foods with Antioxidants, Phase I Completed — Food Production, Processing, and Preservation Johnson Space Center 2018-10-10 —
Middle Atmosphere Sounder and Thermal Emission Radiometer (MASTER) Completed — Microwave, Millimeter Waves, and Submillimeter Waves NASA Headquarters 2018-10-10 —
Atomic Fine-Structure Diagnostic and Cooling Transitions for Far Infraredand Submillimeter Observations Completed — GN&C Fault Management, Fault Tolerance, and Autonomy — 2018-10-10 —
STO-2: Support for 4th Year Operations, Recovery, and Science Completed 7 Distributed Aperture — 2018-10-10 —
Wireless Ethernet-based Data Acquisition System (WEBDAS), Phase II Completed — Food Production, Processing, and Preservation Stennis Space Center 2018-10-10 —
Improved Rocket Test Engine Video Recording with Computational Photography and Computer Vision Techniques Completed 4 V&V of Ground, Test, and Surface Systems Stennis Space Center 2018-10-10 —
Principal Component Analysis for Feature Extraction from One Dimensional Signals, Phase I Completed — Innovative Signal Modulations Stennis Space Center 2018-10-10 —
Optical frequency comb-based local oscillator phase noise cancellation in time-delay-interferometer for gravitational wave detection Completed — Optimetrics — 2018-10-10 —
TPS Failure Modes and Margins, and Architectural Concepts to Maximize Entry Reliability Completed 2 Integrated Modeling and Simulation for EDL Ames Research Center 2018-10-10 —
Nano Ceramic Sterilization Filter, Phase II Completed — Food Production, Processing, and Preservation Johnson Space Center 2018-10-10 —
Rotational Molding of Thermoplastic Cryogenic Propellant Tanks, Phase I Completed — Electrothermal Propulsion Marshall Space Flight Center 2018-10-10 —
Optimized Wavelength-tuned Nonlinear Frequency Conversion Completed 3 Lasers Goddard Space Flight Center 2018-10-10 —
Miniature Pencil-Beam X-ray Collimator Completed 2 Optical Components Goddard Space Flight Center 2018-10-10 —
Flow Driven Oscillating Vortex Generators for Control of Boundary Layer Dynamics, Phase II Completed — Propulsion Flowpath and Interactions Langley Research Center 2018-10-10 —
Exoplanet Light and Imaging Spectroscopy (ELIAS) Completed — Food Production, Processing, and Preservation Langley Research Center 2018-10-10 —
Atmospheric Correction of Remote Imagery Using Ground-based Radiometers, Phase I Completed — Food Production, Processing, and Preservation Stennis Space Center 2018-10-10 —
Using Expert Knowledge to Augment Simulation-Based Operational Analysis of Space Transportation Conc, Phase I Completed — Food Production, Processing, and Preservation Kennedy Space Center 2018-10-10 —
Microwave Powered Solid Waste Stabilization and Water Recovery, Phase II Completed — Food Production, Processing, and Preservation Ames Research Center 2018-10-10 —
Reconfigurable, Cognitive Software Defined Radio, Phase I Completed 6 Cognitive Networking Glenn Research Center 2018-10-10 —
Shaped Field Giant Magnetoresistive Sensor Arrays for Materials Testing, Phase I Completed — Food Production, Processing, and Preservation Langley Research Center 2018-10-10 —
Novel Catalysts for HAN/HEHN based Monopropellants, Phase I Completed — Food Production, Processing, and Preservation Glenn Research Center 2018-10-10 —
An Intelligent Interface Design Elicitor and Construction Assistant, Phase I Completed — Microgravity Construction and Assembly Johnson Space Center 2018-10-10 —
Stress-induced bandgap-shifted titania photocatalyst for hydrogen generation, Phase II Completed — Decompression Sickness Mitigation Ames Research Center 2018-10-10 —
Very Large Solar Rejection Filter for Laser Communication, Phase I Completed — Electronics and Optics Manufacturing Processes Jet Propulsion Laboratory 2018-10-10 —
Stratospheric Aerosol and Gas Experiment (SAGE) IV Pathfinder Completed 3 Radiation-Hardened Extreme-Environment Components and Implementations Langley Research Center 2018-10-10 —
A High Repetition Rate, Low Voltage EO Q-Switch for Lightweight Pulsed Laser, Phase I Completed — Radiation-Hardened Extreme-Environment Components and Implementations Langley Research Center 2018-10-10 —
Autonomous Command Generation for Robots, Phase I Completed — Decompression Sickness Mitigation Johnson Space Center 2018-10-10 —
Automated, Universal Software for Cloud and Cloud Shadow Detection in RS Data, Phase II Completed — Public Cloud Supercomputers Stennis Space Center 2018-10-10 —
Lightweight radiation shielding materials with carbon nanotube reinforcements, Phase I Completed — Radiation-Hardened Extreme-Environment Components and Implementations Langley Research Center 2018-10-10 —
Advanced Solid State Lighting for Human Evaluation Completed 5 Habitation Systems Kennedy Space Center 2018-10-10 —
A Thermal-Electrically Cooled Quantum-Dot Middle-Wave Infrared Photodetector with High Quantum Efficiency and Photodetectivity, Phase I Completed 4 Aircraft Avionics Systems Goddard Space Flight Center 2018-10-10 —
High Efficiency MEMS Based Cryocooler, Phase II Completed — Thermal Conditioning for Sensors, Instruments, Samples, and High-Efficiency Electric Motors Ames Research Center 2018-10-10 —
Automated Microbiological Water Quality Monitor, Phase I Completed — Automated Exascale Software Development Toolset Johnson Space Center 2018-10-10 —
High Energy Laboratory Astrophysics using an X-Ray Microcalorimeter with an Electron Beam Ion Trap Completed — Detectors and Focal Planes — 2018-10-10 —
H/OZ: PFD and Collaborative Flight Control System, Phase II Completed — Informatics and Decision Support Systems Langley Research Center 2018-10-10 —
Carbon-Supported Amine Sorbent Monoliths for Carbon Dioxide Removal, Phase II Completed — Atmosphere Revitalization Johnson Space Center 2018-10-10 —
Crew Activity Analyzer, Phase I Completed — Food Production, Processing, and Preservation Ames Research Center 2018-10-10 —
Si/SiC Hybrid Structures Technologies for Micropropulsion Systems, Phase I Completed — Thermal Conditioning for Sensors, Instruments, Samples, and High-Efficiency Electric Motors Glenn Research Center 2018-10-10 —
CubeSat form magnetic electron spectrometer for auroral energies (Auroral Electron Spectrometer) Completed 4 Field and Particle Detectors Goddard Space Flight Center 2018-10-10 —
Flexible, Lightweight, Low-Cost Organic Photovoltaics with Improved Efficiency, Phase I Completed — Photovoltaic Electrical Power Glenn Research Center 2018-10-10 —
Integration of the NASA CAMVis and Multiscale Analysis Package (CAMVis-MAP) For Tropical Cyclone Climate Study Completed 6 Science Modeling NASA Headquarters 2018-10-10 —
Reducing Symptomatology of Space Adaptation Syndrome through Perceptual Training, Phase I Completed — Food Production, Processing, and Preservation Ames Research Center 2018-10-10 —
Improved Carbon Dioxide Reduction System, Phase II Completed — Food Production, Processing, and Preservation Johnson Space Center 2018-10-10 —
MEMS Packaging for Deep Space Environments Using Nano-structured Polymers, Phase II Completed — Food Production, Processing, and Preservation Glenn Research Center 2018-10-10 —
High energy density Li-ion polymer batteries with nanocomposite cathodes, Phase I Completed — Electrochemical Storage: Batteries Jet Propulsion Laboratory 2018-10-10 —
VCHP Radiators for Lunar and Martian Environments, Phase II Completed — Heat Rejection and Storage Glenn Research Center 2018-10-10 —
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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.