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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 65 of 424.

Title Status TRL Technology area Lead organization Last updated Potential ⓘ
Passive Wireless Cryogenic Liquid Level Sensors Using Orthogonal Frequency Coded Acoustic Wave Devices, Phase II Completed — Cryogenic Propulsion Kennedy Space Center 2025-01-27 —
ElastiGlass Barrier Film and Food Processing Techniques for the 3-to-5 Year Shelf-Stable Food Package, Phase I Completed — Logistics Management Johnson Space Center 2025-01-27 —
High-Rate Receiver Design, Phase I Completed — Innovative Signal Modulations Goddard Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
Intelligence-Based Multi-Resolution 3D Visual Modeling, Registration And Obstacle Avoidance Capabilities For Unmanned Vehicles, Phase II Completed — High-Performance Processors Marshall Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
SPHERES Autonomy and Identification Testbed, Phase II Completed — GN&C Fault Management, Fault Tolerance, and Autonomy Ames Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Continuous online D/H measurements of hydrous minerals Completed 1 Atomic and Molecular Species Assessment Goddard Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
Hybrid Prediction Method for Aircraft Interior Noise, Phase I Completed — Robot Navigation and Path Planning Langley Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Low Temperature Cryocooler, Phase II Completed — Thermal Conditioning for Sensors, Instruments, Samples, and High-Efficiency Electric Motors Ames Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Aerospace Systems Monitor, Phase I Completed — Management and Control Ames Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Compact, High Accuracy CO2 Monitor, Phase I Completed — Launch Vehicle Propellant Ames Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Low-Cost Fabrication of Pyroelectric thin films for IR Sensors by Combustion CVD, Phase I Completed — Food Production, Processing, and Preservation Langley Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Multi-Sensor Aerial Intrusion Detector, Phase I Completed — Range Tracking, Surveillance, and Flight Safety Technologies Kennedy Space Center 2025-01-27 —
Efficient, Long-Life Biocidal Condenser, Phase I Completed — Heat Rejection and Storage Johnson Space Center 2025-01-27 —
Inhibition of Biofilm Formation Using Novel Nanostructured Surfaces, Phase I Completed — Water Recovery and Management Johnson Space Center 2025-01-27 —
Multi-Cell Thermal Battery, Phase I Completed — Heat Transport Johnson Space Center 2025-01-27 —
Integrated Health Management for Space Flight Digital Systems, Phase I Completed — Operational Assurance Ames Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Miniature Carbon Dioxide Sensor for Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Phase II Completed — Prevention and Countermeasures Goddard Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
Self-Repairing Flight Control System for Online Health Monitoring and Recovery, Phase I Completed — Architectures and Infrastructure Armstrong Flight Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Novel Polarimetric SAR Interferometry Algorithms, Phase I Completed — V&V of Software systems Jet Propulsion Laboratory 2025-01-27 —
Shared Magnetics Hall Thruster, Phase I Completed — Electrostatic Propulsion Glenn Research Center 2025-01-27 —
4 Kelvin Cooling with Innovative Final Stage of Multistage Cryocooler, Phase I Completed — Thermal Conditioning for Sensors, Instruments, Samples, and High-Efficiency Electric Motors Goddard Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
SPHERES Autonomy and Identification Testbed, Phase I Completed — Guidance Algorithms Ames Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Robust Decision Support Technology, Phase I Completed — Uncertainty Quantification and Nondeterministic Simulation Methods Ames Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Integration of Full-Spectrum Metrology and Polishing for Rapid Production of Large Aspheres, Phase II Completed — Lasers Goddard Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
Miniature Carbon Dioxide Sensor for Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Phase I Completed — Prevention and Countermeasures Goddard Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
Scramjet Combustion Stability Behavior Modeling, Phase I Completed — Thermal Control Analysis Glenn Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Flight-appropriate 3D Terrain-rendering Toolkit for Synthetic Vision, Phase II Completed — Aircraft Avionics Systems Langley Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Development of Ultra-smooth Diamond Tooling for Machining Lightweight Mirrors, Phase I Completed — Food Production, Processing, and Preservation Marshall Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
Three Phase Resonant DC Power Converter for Ion Thrusters, Phase II Completed — Electrical Power Conversion and Regulation Jet Propulsion Laboratory 2025-01-27 —
Development of an Anti-Vibration Controller for Magnetic Bearing Cooling Systems, Phase I Completed — Thermal Conditioning for Sensors, Instruments, Samples, and High-Efficiency Electric Motors Marshall Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
Agent-Based Health Monitoring System, Phase II Completed — Activity and Resource Planning and Scheduling Ames Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Integration of Superconducting Electrical and Thermal Circuits for Microscale Cooling, Phase I Completed — Measurement and Control Goddard Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
Multi-Scale (nano-to-device), Multi-Physics Software For Design of Nanobiosystems, Phase I Completed — Integrated Modeling and Simulation for EDL Ames Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Surface Characterization for Neutral Wind Imaging Completed 2 Integrated Modeling and Simulation for EDL Goddard Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
Composites of Ti-Al Intermetallic Compounds With a Ductile Ti Matrix, Phase I Completed — Lightweight Structural Materials Marshall Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
Hybrid High-Temperature Superconductor Current Leads for Space Applications, Phase I Completed — Thermal Conditioning for Sensors, Instruments, Samples, and High-Efficiency Electric Motors Goddard Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
Cell/Tissue Culture Radiation Exposure Facility, Phase II Completed — Radiation Transport and Risk Modeling Ames Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Electrochemical Carbon Dioxide Sensor for Plant Production Environments, Phase II Completed — Contactless and Wearable Human Health and Performance Monitoring Kennedy Space Center 2025-01-27 —
Wire Insulation Incorporating Self-Healing Polymers (WIISP), Phase I Completed — Thermal Protection Materials Johnson Space Center 2025-01-27 —
Reconfigurable, Digital EVA Radio, Phase I Completed — Reliability and Sustainment Johnson Space Center 2025-01-27 —
Low-Power Formaldehyde Detector for Space Applications, Phase II Completed — Air, Water, Microbial, and Acoustic Sensors Johnson Space Center 2025-01-27 —
Coatings for Foil Seals/Foil Bearings for Gas Turbine Engines, Phase II Completed — Food Production, Processing, and Preservation Glenn Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Aseptic Plant Culture System (APCS), Phase I Completed — Food Production, Processing, and Preservation Kennedy Space Center 2025-01-27 —
"Slowed Rotor/Compound" Vertical Takeoff and Landing Personal Air Vehicle, Phase I Completed — Advanced Atmospheric Flight Vehicles Langley Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Fiber Optic Sensors for Leak Detection and Condition Monitoring in Hydrogen Fuel Systems, Phase I Completed — Reliability and Sustainment Glenn Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Compact Transcranial Doppler (TCD) for Bioastronautics Research, Phase II Completed — Decompression Sickness Mitigation Johnson Space Center 2025-01-27 —
Variable Conductance Heat Pipes for Radioisotope Stirling Systems, Phase II Completed — Heat Sources Glenn Research Center 2025-01-27 —
VTOL to Transonic Aircraft, Phase I Completed — Advanced Atmospheric Flight Vehicles Armstrong Flight Research Center 2025-01-27 —
SpeedStar: A Stellar Gyroscope, Phase I Completed — Attitude Estimation Sensors Goddard Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
Smart Crucibles for Materials Processing in Microgravity, Phase I Completed — Recycle, Reuse, and Repurpose Processes Marshall Space Flight 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.