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 67 of 422.

Title	Status	TRL	Technology area	Lead organization
High Sensitivity Indium Phosphide Based Avalanche Photodiode Focal Plane Arrays, Phase II	Completed	—	Detectors and Focal Planes	Langley Research Center
Cloud Micro-sensors for Applications on Small UAVs and Balloons, Phase I	Completed	—	Environment Sensors	Goddard Space Flight Center
A Hardware/Software Design Environment for Reconfigurable Communication Systems, Phase II	Completed	—	High-Performance Field-Programmable Gate Arrays	Glenn Research Center
Nano-Composite Cathodes for High Performance Lithium Ion Microbatteries, Phase I	Completed	—	Electrochemical Storage: Batteries	Goddard Space Flight Center
Hybrid Element Method for Mid-Frequency Vibroacoustic Analysis, Phase I	Completed	3	Vibroacoustics	Langley Research Center
CMOS-MEMS Microgravity Accelerometer with High-Precision DC Response, Phase II	Completed	—	Navigation Sensors	Glenn Research Center
Hubless Flywheel with Null-E Magnetic Bearings, Phase I	Completed	—	Advanced Concepts for Energy Storage	Glenn Research Center
Improved Operation and Lifetime of High-Power Hall Thrusters, Phase I	Completed	—	Measurement and Control	Glenn Research Center
Silicon-Carbide (SIC) Multichip Power Modules (MCPMS) For Power Building Block Applications, Phase II	Completed	—	Real-Time Software	Glenn Research Center
Individualized Fatigue Meter for Space Exploration, Phase II	Completed	5	Behavioral Health and Performance	Johnson Space Center
Ultra-Stable Miniature Seed Laser for High Power Nd:YAG Lasers, Phase II	Completed	—	Lasers	Goddard Space Flight Center
Base Flow Model Validation, Phase II	Completed	—	Integrated Modeling and Simulation for EDL	Marshall Space Flight Center
Orbital Liquid Oxygen Pump, Phase I	Completed	—	In-Space Propellant Storage and Use	Glenn Research Center
A Rapid Aeroelastic/Aeroservoelastic Modeling, Analysis and Optimization System for Advanced Flight Vehicles, Phase I	Completed	—	Aeroelasticity	Armstrong Flight Research Center
Assessment of Protective Properties of Optimized Flagellin Derivative Against Biologically Harmful Effects of Ionizing Irradiation During Space Flight, Phase I	Completed	—	Radiation Mitigation and Biological Countermeasures	Ames Research Center
Radiation Shielding Using Thermally Insulating Spheres, Phase I	Completed	—	Protection Systems	Marshall Space Flight Center
Software Defined Radio (SDR) Overlay Node Gateway, Phase I	Completed	—	Reliability and Sustainment	Stennis Space Center
Network Centric Transponders for Airspace Integration of UAVs, Phase I	Completed	—	Traffic Management Concepts	Ames Research Center
Integrated Production of Ultra-Low Defect GaN Films and Devices for High-Power Amplifiers, Phase II	Completed	—	Detectors and Focal Planes	Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Precision Membrane Optical Shell (PMOS) Technology for RF/Microwave to Lightweight LIDAR Apertures, Phase II	Completed	—	Large Apertures	Goddard Space Flight Center
Surface Micromachined Arrays of Transition-Edge Detectors, Phase I	Completed	—	Detectors and Focal Planes	Goddard Space Flight Center
Long Burst Error Correcting Codes, Phase I	Completed	—	Public Cloud Supercomputers	Jet Propulsion Laboratory
3D Multi-Channel Networked Visualization System for National LambdaRail, Phase II	Completed	—	Tools and Methodologies for Performing Systems Analysis	Goddard Space Flight Center
Flextensional Microactuators for Large-Aperture Lightweight Cryogenic Deformable Mirrors, Phase I	Completed	—	Electromechanical, Mechanical, and Micromechanical Devices	Marshall Space Flight Center
Mars Solar Balloon Lander, Phase I	Completed	—	Aerodynamic Decelerators	Jet Propulsion Laboratory
A Novel Smart Pan/Tilt/Zoom Visible/Infrared Sensor for UAV On-Board Video Surveillance of Launch Range, Phase I	Completed	3	Range Tracking, Surveillance, and Flight Safety Technologies	Kennedy Space Center
A Versatile Laser-Induced Incandescence System for Non-Intrusive Measurements of Particle Size and Mass in Aircraft Emissions, Phase I	Completed	—	Resource Acquisition, Isolation, and Preparation	Glenn Research Center
Aircraft Nodal Data Acquisition System (ANDAS), Phase I	Completed	—	Innovative Antennas	Armstrong Flight Research Center
A Real-Time Quantitative Condition Alerting and Analysis Support System for Aircraft Maintenance, Phase II	Completed	—	Operational Trust Building	Ames Research Center
Miniature Time of Flight Mass Spectrometer for Space and Extraterrestrial Applications, Phase I	Completed	—	Detectors and Focal Planes	Ames Research Center
Time Domain Terahertz Axial Computed Tomography Non Destructive Evaluation, Phase II	Completed	—	Nondestructive Evaluation and Sensors	Glenn Research Center
Passive Wireless Sensors for Spacecraft Applications, Phase I	Completed	—	Test Instruments and Sensors	Kennedy Space Center
Reflight of the Stratospheric TeraHertz Observatory: STO-2. JPL Co-I.	Completed	—	Microwave, Millimeter Waves, and Submillimeter Waves	—
A Novel Radiation Shielding Material, Phase I	Completed	—	Protection Systems	Langley Research Center
Generating Autoclave-Level Mechanical Properties with Out-of-Autoclave Thermoplastic Placement of Large Composite Aerospace Structures, Phase I	Completed	—	Computational Materials	Langley Research Center
Low-Cost Manufacturing Processes for Large Aperture Membrane Mirrors, Phase II	Completed	—	Sustainable Manufacturing	Marshall Space Flight Center
Improved Large Segmented Optics Fabrication Using Magnetorheological Finishing, Phase I	Completed	—	Edge Computing	Marshall Space Flight Center
Flexible Transpiration Cooled Thermal Protection System for Inflatable Atmospheric Capture and Entry Systems, Phase II	Completed	—	Thermal Protection Materials	Armstrong Flight Research Center
Advanced Vortex Hybrid Rocket Engine (AVHRE), Phase I	Completed	—	Hybrids	Marshall Space Flight Center
Wireless Batteryless Remote Sensors for Automated Monitoring, Control, and Inspection, Phase I	Completed	—	Test Instruments and Sensors	Kennedy Space Center
Chlorophyll Fluorescence-Based Plant Health Monitor, Phase II	Completed	—	Food Production, Processing, and Preservation	Kennedy Space Center
Three-Dimensional Optical Coherence Tomography (3D OCT), Phase I	Completed	—	Electrical Machines	Glenn Research Center
Circulating , Aeration and Nutrient Delivery System (CANDS), Phase II	Completed	—	Food Production, Processing, and Preservation	Ames Research Center
Grid-Based Distribution of Payload Video to Experimenters, Phase I	Completed	—	Food Production, Processing, and Preservation	Marshall Space Flight Center
SPHERES-derived Mars Orbiting Sample Retrieval Testbed (SPHERES MOSR), Phase II	Completed	—	Food Production, Processing, and Preservation	Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Real-Time Flight Simulation for Rotorcraft Wake Encounters and Vortex Ring State, Phase I	Completed	—	Food Production, Processing, and Preservation	Ames Research Center
GaAs JFETs for Extremely Low-Noise, Deep Cryogenic Sensor Readout, Phase I	Completed	—	Thermal Conditioning for Sensors, Instruments, Samples, and High-Efficiency Electric Motors	Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Airport Ground Resource Planning Tool, Phase I	Completed	—	Detector Development	Ames Research Center
Lightweight Ultrahigh Temperature CMC-Lined C/C Combustion Chambers, Phase II	Completed	—	Spacecraft Command and Data Handling Systems	Glenn Research Center
An Automated Evaluation and Critiquing Aid for User Interface Design, Phase II	Completed	—	Large Apertures	Johnson Space 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.