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 73 of 422.

Title	Status	TRL	Technology area	Lead organization
Tunable etalon arrays for Earth Science Measurements, Phase I	Completed	—	Detectors and Focal Planes	Langley Research Center
Dynamic On-Chip micro Temperature and Flow Sensor for miniaturized lab-on-a-chip instruments (DOCFlaTS)	Completed	—	Verification and Validation of Autonomous Systems	Goddard Space Flight Center
Compact, Efficient, and Reliable Ventilation Fan for EVA Suits, Phase I	Completed	—	Portable Life Support System	Johnson Space Center
Optical imaging of three dimensional cell constructs grown in microgravity and in immunodeficient mice, Phase I	Completed	—	Electrochemical Storage: Fuel Cells	Johnson Space Center
Lightweight Rubbery Aerogel Composites for High Performance Protection, Phase I	Completed	—	Thermal Protection Materials	Johnson Space Center
Plasma Reduction of Lunar Regolith for In-Space Fabrication, Phase II	Completed	4	Resource Processing for Production of Mission Consumables	Marshall Space Flight Center
Ultra-Lightweight Self-Deployable SMP Nanocomposite Sandwich for Habitat Applications, Phase I	Completed	—	Ground Analogs for Space and Surface Systems	Johnson Space Center
Robust Engineered Thermal Control Material Systems for Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV) and Prometheus Needs, Phase II	Completed	—	Heat Rejection and Storage	Glenn Research Center
One Component Encapsulating Material Matrix as High Barrier Coating, Phase I	Completed	—	Coatings	Johnson Space Center
Laser Ablation - Optical Cavity Isotopic Spectrometer (LAOCIS), Phase I	Completed	—	Lasers	Ames Research Center
Triple3 Redundant Spacecraft Subsystems (T3RSS), Phase I	Completed	—	Learning and Adaptation	Ames Research Center
The Cognitive Onboard Operator Assistant Architecture, Phase I	Completed	—	Training	Ames Research Center
Electro-Optic Imaging Fourier Transform Spectral Polarimeter, Phase I	Completed	—	Lasers	Langley Research Center
Dust Mitigation for the Lunar Surface, Phase I	Completed	—	Particulate Contamination Prevention and Mitigation	Kennedy Space Center
OZ: An Innovative Primary Flight Display, Phase I	Completed	—	Informatics and Decision Support Systems	Langley Research Center
Oxygen-Methane Thruster, Phase II	Completed	—	Vision and Virtual/Augmented Reality Avionics	Marshall Space Flight Center
Airspace Analyzer for Assessing Airspace Directional Permeability, Phase I	Completed	—	Traffic Management Concepts	Ames Research Center
Improved Models and Tools for Prediction of Radiation Effects on Space Electronics in Wide Temperature Range, Phase II	Completed	—	Space Radiation Analysis and Modeling	Marshall Space Flight Center
CogGauge (A Cognitive Assessment Tool), Phase II	Completed	—	Cognitive Networking	Johnson Space Center
A wireless chemiluminesce detector for in-situ monitoring for AFEC, Phase I	Completed	—	Integrated Systems and Ancillary Technologies	Glenn Research Center
Nanotube Reinforced Multifunctional Materials for Radiation Shielding, Phase I	Completed	—	Thermal Protection Materials	Johnson Space Center
Analytical Methods for Verification and Validation of Adaptive Systems in Safety-Critical Aerospace Applications, Phase I	Completed	—	Verification and Validation of Autonomous Systems	Ames Research Center
InGaP DHBT for High Efficiency L-band T/R Module, Phase I	Completed	—	Radiation-Hardened ASIC Technologies	Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Computational Appliance for Rapid Prediction of Aircraft Trajectories, Phase I	Completed	—	Trajectory Design and Analysis	Ames Research Center
Carbon Nanotube-Fiber Optic Skin Friction and Temperature Sensor, Phase II	Completed	—	Electrothermal Propulsion	Langley Research Center
Fiber Optic Microcantilever Sensor Coupled with Reactive Polymers for Vapor Phase Detection of Ammonia, Phase I	Completed	—	Test Instruments and Sensors	Marshall Space Flight Center
The Cyogenic Evaluation of Irradiated Composite Materials for Use in Composite Pressure Vessels, Phase I	Completed	—	Innovative Signal Modulations	Marshall Space Flight Center
Low Cost, Light Weight Materials for Mirrors, Phase II	Completed	—	Thermal Protection Materials	Goddard Space Flight Center
Small Satellite Transceiver for Launch Vehicles, Phase I	Completed	—	Microgravity Construction and Assembly	Goddard Space Flight Center
Reconfigurable Ultra-Low Power Miniaturized EVA Radio, Phase I	Completed	3	Real-Time Software	Johnson Space Center
GaN-based, low-voltage avalanche photodiodes for robust and compact UV imagers, Phase I	Completed	3	Detectors and Focal Planes	Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Implementation of Extreme STOL Capability in Cruise Efficient Aircraft, Phase II	Completed	—	Advanced Atmospheric Flight Vehicles	Armstrong Flight Research Center
Time and Relative Distance Inertial Sensor, Phase I	Completed	—	Navigation Sensors	Glenn Research Center
Processor for Real-Time Atmospheric Compensation in Long-Range Imaging, Phase I	Completed	—	Range Tracking, Surveillance, and Flight Safety Technologies	Kennedy Space Center
Advanced Durable Flexible Ultra Low Outgassing Thermal Control Coatings for NASA Science Missions, Phase I	Completed	5	Heat Rejection and Storage	Goddard Space Flight Center
Oxygen-Methane Thruster, Phase I	Completed	—	Electrostatic Propulsion	Marshall Space Flight Center
Reconfigurable RF filters, Phase I	Completed	3	Space Radiation Analysis and Modeling	Glenn Research Center
Self Healing, High Temperature Cpmposite Components, Phase I	Completed	—	Radiation-Hardened Extreme-Environment Components and Implementations	Marshall Space Flight Center
SAW passive wireless sensor-RFID tags with enhanced range, Phase I	Completed	5	Test Instruments and Sensors	Johnson Space Center
In-Space Cryogenic VOST Connect/Disconnect, Phase I	Completed	—	In-Space Propellant Storage and Use	Johnson Space Center
Compact Optical Carbon Dioxide Monitor for EVA, Phase I	Completed	4	Public Cloud Supercomputers	Glenn Research Center
Freeform Optics enabling CubeSat Missions	Completed	3	Optical Components	Goddard Space Flight Center
Advanced Technology Cloud Particle Probe for UAS, Phase II	Completed	—	Field and Particle Detectors	Goddard Space Flight Center
Structural Composites with Intrinsic Multifunctionality, Phase I	Completed	—	Lightweight Structural Materials	Langley Research Center
MEMS-Enabled Smart Reconfigurable Antennas, Phase II	Completed	—	Innovative Antennas	Johnson Space Center
High Specific Power Multiple-Cylinder Alpha Free-Piston Stirling Engine, Phase II	Completed	—	Dynamic Energy Conversion	Glenn Research Center
Plug-and-Play Star Sensor for Rapid Spacecraft Integration, Phase II	Completed	—	Attitude Estimation Sensors	Goddard Space Flight Center
Integrated Microchannel Reformer/Hydrogen Purifier for Fuel Cell Power Systems, Phase I	Completed	—	Resource Processing for Production of Manufacturing, Construction, and Energy Storage Feedstock Materials	Johnson Space Center
Development of Novel, Optically-Based Instrumentation for Aircraft System Testing and Control, Phase I	Completed	—	Navigation Sensors	Armstrong Flight Research Center
Hybrid Cooling Loop Technology for Robust High Heat Flux Cooling, Phase II	Completed	—	Thermal Conditioning for Sensors, Instruments, Samples, and High-Efficiency Electric Motors	Jet Propulsion Laboratory

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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.