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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 70 of 424.

Title Status TRL Technology area Lead organization Last updated Potential ⓘ
Time Domain Terahertz Axial Computed Tomography Non Destructive Evaluation, Phase II Completed — Nondestructive Evaluation and Sensors Glenn Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Passive Wireless Sensors for Spacecraft Applications, Phase I Completed — Test Instruments and Sensors Kennedy Space Center 2025-01-27 —
Reflight of the Stratospheric TeraHertz Observatory: STO-2. JPL Co-I. Completed — Microwave, Millimeter Waves, and Submillimeter Waves — 2025-01-27 —
A Novel Radiation Shielding Material, Phase I Completed — Protection Systems Langley Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Generating Autoclave-Level Mechanical Properties with Out-of-Autoclave Thermoplastic Placement of Large Composite Aerospace Structures, Phase I Completed — Computational Materials Langley Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Low-Cost Manufacturing Processes for Large Aperture Membrane Mirrors, Phase II Completed — Sustainable Manufacturing Marshall Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
Improved Large Segmented Optics Fabrication Using Magnetorheological Finishing, Phase I Completed — Edge Computing Marshall Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
Flexible Transpiration Cooled Thermal Protection System for Inflatable Atmospheric Capture and Entry Systems, Phase II Completed — Thermal Protection Materials Armstrong Flight Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Advanced Vortex Hybrid Rocket Engine (AVHRE), Phase I Completed — Hybrids Marshall Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
Wireless Batteryless Remote Sensors for Automated Monitoring, Control, and Inspection, Phase I Completed — Test Instruments and Sensors Kennedy Space Center 2025-01-27 —
Chlorophyll Fluorescence-Based Plant Health Monitor, Phase II Completed — Food Production, Processing, and Preservation Kennedy Space Center 2025-01-27 —
Three-Dimensional Optical Coherence Tomography (3D OCT), Phase I Completed — Electrical Machines Glenn Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Circulating , Aeration and Nutrient Delivery System (CANDS), Phase II Completed — Food Production, Processing, and Preservation Ames Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Grid-Based Distribution of Payload Video to Experimenters, Phase I Completed — Food Production, Processing, and Preservation Marshall Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
SPHERES-derived Mars Orbiting Sample Retrieval Testbed (SPHERES MOSR), Phase II Completed — Food Production, Processing, and Preservation Jet Propulsion Laboratory 2025-01-27 —
Real-Time Flight Simulation for Rotorcraft Wake Encounters and Vortex Ring State, Phase I Completed — Food Production, Processing, and Preservation Ames Research Center 2025-01-27 —
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 2025-01-27 —
Airport Ground Resource Planning Tool, Phase I Completed — Detector Development Ames Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Lightweight Ultrahigh Temperature CMC-Lined C/C Combustion Chambers, Phase II Completed — Spacecraft Command and Data Handling Systems Glenn Research Center 2025-01-27 —
An Automated Evaluation and Critiquing Aid for User Interface Design, Phase II Completed — Large Apertures Johnson Space Center 2025-01-27 —
Model Based Aircraft Upset Detection and Recovery System, Phase I Completed — Fault Response Langley Research Center 2025-01-27 —
A High Order Accuracy Computational Tool for Unsteady Turbulent Flows and Acoustics, Phase II Completed — Aeroelasticity — 2025-01-27 —
A Thin Film Transistor Based Ultrasonic Sensor for Aircraft Integrity Monitoring, Phase I Completed — Advanced Life Cycle Testing Techniques Armstrong Flight Research Center 2025-01-27 —
An Autonomous Wireless Instrumentation Network for Antarctic Research, Phase I Completed — Food Production, Processing, and Preservation Goddard Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
Schottky Heterodyne Receivers with Full Waveguide Bandwidth, Phase II Completed — Microwave, Millimeter Waves, and Submillimeter Waves Goddard Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
Surface System Dust Mitigation, Phase I Completed — Particulate Contamination Prevention and Mitigation Glenn Research Center 2025-01-27 —
High Accuracy, Miniature Pressure Sensor for Very High Temperatures, Phase I Completed — Environment Sensors Langley Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Aeroservoelastic Modeling, Phase I Completed — Aeroelasticity Langley Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Rugged Low Temperature Actuators for Tunable Fabry Perot Optical Filters, Phase I Completed — Launch Vehicle Propellant Langley Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Engine Test Stand Design Constraints Expert System, Phase I Completed — Cryogenic Propulsion Stennis Space Center 2025-01-27 —
Lightweight Metal RubberTM Sensors and Interconnects, Phase II Completed — Materials for Electrical Power Generation, Energy Storage, Power Distribution, and Electrical Machines Langley Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Near Shannon Limit Low Peak Mean To Envelope Power Ratio (PMEPR) Turbo Block Coded OFDM for Space Communications, Phase I Completed — Power Efficiency Goddard Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
Self-assembled Dual-functionality Microspheres, Phase I Completed — Food Production, Processing, and Preservation Glenn Research Center 2025-01-27 —
An All Electronic, Adaptive, Focusing Schlieren System for Flight Research, Phase I Completed — Mechanical and Structural Integrity Testing Armstrong Flight Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Power Beaming Completed — Food Production, Processing, and Preservation — 2025-01-27 —
Procedure Integrated Development Environment (PRIDE), Phase I Completed — Architecture and Design of Software systems Ames Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Rugged High-Vacuum System for a Spacecraft Mass Spectrometer, Phase I Completed — Food Production, Processing, and Preservation Kennedy Space Center 2025-01-27 —
Real-Time Micro-Miniature Dosimeter, Phase II Completed — Logistics Management Glenn Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Innovative Self-Powered and Self-Contained Sensor Array for Separation Detection, Phase I Completed — Innovative Antennas Armstrong Flight Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Multifunctional, Nanostructured Metal Rubber Protective Films for Space Exploration, Phase II Completed — Manufacturing Processes Johnson Space Center 2025-01-27 —
High Efficiency Low Scatter Echelle Grating, Phase I Completed — Lasers Goddard Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
Materials for Damping Ambient Acoustic and Vibration Signals, Phase I Completed — Lightweight Structural Materials Johnson Space Center 2025-01-27 —
Wearable Beat to Beat Blood Pressure Monitor, Phase I Completed — Contactless and Wearable Human Health and Performance Monitoring Johnson Space Center 2025-01-27 —
Plasma Air Decontamination System (PADS), Phase II Completed — Atmosphere Revitalization Marshall Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
High Actuated Primary Mirror to Enable Prime Focus Coronograph Telescope, Phase I Completed — Mirror Systems Jet Propulsion Laboratory 2025-01-27 —
Very High Temperature Sound Absorption Coating, Phase II Completed — Flight and Ground Testing Methodologies Kennedy Space Center 2025-01-27 —
Computational Tool for Aerothermal Environment Around Transatmospheric Vehicles, Phase I Completed — Aerothermodynamics Langley Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Rule-Based Analytic Asset Management for Space Exploration Systems (RAMSES), Phase I Completed — Tools and Methodologies for Performing Systems Analysis Stennis Space Center 2025-01-27 —
Compact, Low Cost APD Arrays with Built-in Optical Amplification, Phase I Completed — Detectors and Focal Planes Goddard Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
Ultra-Lightweight Large Aperture Support Structures, Phase I Completed — Manufacturing Processes Langley 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.