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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 73 of 424.

Title Status TRL Technology area Lead organization Last updated Potential ⓘ
Enhancing NASA's Procedure Representation Language to Support Planning Operations, Phase II Completed 3 Execution and Control Ames Research Center 2025-01-27 —
A Unified Nonlinear Adaptive Approach for Detection and Isolation of Engine Sensor, Actuator and Component Faults, Phase II Completed — Advanced Life Cycle Testing Techniques Glenn Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Bodies in Space - Online Education for Secondary School Students, Phase I Completed — Informatics and Decision Support Systems Marshall Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
A Study for Optimum Space-to-Ground Communication Concept for CubeSat and SmallSat Platforms Completed 2 Architecture Design and Analysis Goddard Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
Anthony Pro - Human Automation Interaction in Aerospace Systems, Phase I Completed — Traffic Management Concepts Ames Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Transonic Stability Test of Variable Drag Ballute, Phase II Completed — Aerodynamic Decelerators Armstrong Flight Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Emerging Earth Science Technologies in Disaster Risk Management: Prototype and Assessment Completed 5 Intelligent Data Understanding NASA Headquarters 2025-01-27 —
Nano-Enabled Low-Cost High-Performance UV Anti-Reflection Coatings, Phase II Completed — Coatings Marshall Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
Electronic Procedures for Medical Operations, Phase II Completed — Transformative Health and Performance Concepts Johnson Space Center 2025-01-27 —
An All Electronic, Adaptive, Focusing Schlieren System for Flight Research, Phase II Completed 4 Aerodynamics Armstrong Flight Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Cryogenic Capacitors for Low-Temperature Power Systems, Phase I Completed — Thermal Conditioning for Sensors, Instruments, Samples, and High-Efficiency Electric Motors Glenn Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Edge Control in Large Segmented Optics Using Zeeko Polishing Technology, Phase I Completed — Mirror Systems Marshall Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
Deep Space Cryogenic Power Electronics, Phase I Completed — Thermal Conditioning for Sensors, Instruments, Samples, and High-Efficiency Electric Motors Glenn Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Embedded Dual-Function Arc Fault Circuit Breaker/ Locator based on OSA, Phase II Completed — Radiation-Hardened Extreme-Environment Components and Implementations Armstrong Flight Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Prototyping a Rangeland Decision Support System, Phase II Completed — Tools and Methodologies for Performing Systems Analysis Stennis Space Center 2025-01-27 —
Light-Curing Structural Tape for In-Space Repair, Phase I Completed — Manufacturing Processes Marshall Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
In Situ Manufacturing of Plastics and Composites to Support H&R Exploration, Phase I Completed — Resource Processing for Production of Mission Consumables Marshall Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
Durable, High Thermal Conductivity Melt Infiltrated Ceramic Composites for Turbine Engine Applications, Phase I Completed — Materials for Electrical Power Generation, Energy Storage, Power Distribution, and Electrical Machines Glenn Research Center 2025-01-27 —
One-Dimensional Tunable Photonic-Crystal IR Filter, Phase II Completed — Remediation Langley Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Novel Microsensor for Measuring Oxygen, Water and Carbon Dioxide in the Spacecraft, Phase I Completed 3 Electrochemical Storage: Fuel Cells Jet Propulsion Laboratory 2025-01-27 —
Thick-Section PIP Derived CMC Components, Phase II Completed — Food Production, Processing, and Preservation Marshall Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
Decomposing Nitrous Oxide Thruster using Dielectric Barrier Discharge Project Completed 2 Cold Gas Goddard Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
High Performance Wafer-Based Capillary Electrochromatography, Phase I Completed — Launch Vehicle Propellant Jet Propulsion Laboratory 2025-01-27 —
On Orbit Immuno-Based, Label-Free, White Blood Cell Counting System with MicroElectroMechanical Sensor (MEMS) Technology (OILWBCS-MEMS), Phase I Completed 3 Electrochemical Storage: Fuel Cells Johnson Space Center 2025-01-27 —
Monitoring Microbes in the Spacecraft Environment by Mass Spectrometry of Ribosomal RNA, Phase I Completed — Remediation Marshall Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
Optimal Path Planning for Formation Flying Applications with Collision Avoidance, Phase I Completed — GN&C Fault Management, Fault Tolerance, and Autonomy Jet Propulsion Laboratory 2025-01-27 —
Cost Effective Growth of High Temperature Piezoelectrics for Adaptive Flow Control Actuators, Phase I Completed — Thermal Conditioning for Sensors, Instruments, Samples, and High-Efficiency Electric Motors Glenn Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Reconfigurable, Digital EVA Radio, Phase II Completed — Informatics and Decision Support Systems Johnson Space Center 2025-01-27 —
Application of a Fused Carbon Nanomaterial Filter for Lunar Dust Abatement, Phase I Completed — Particulate Contamination Prevention and Mitigation Johnson Space Center 2025-01-27 —
UAV Flight Instrumentation for the In-Situ Measurement of Aerosol Optical Properties, Phase I Completed — Lasers Ames Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Rule-Based Multidisciplinary Tool for Unsteady Reacting Real-Fluid Flows, Phase II Completed — Integrated Modeling and Simulation for EDL Marshall Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
Non-Destructive Detection and Separation of Radiation Damaged Cells in Miniaturized, Inexpensive Device, Phase II Completed — Radiation Transport and Risk Modeling Ames Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Advanced 3D Human Simulation Components with Thermal/Haptic Feedback and Tissue Deformation, Phase II Completed — Informatics and Decision Support Systems Johnson Space Center 2025-01-27 —
Multi-Disciplinary Multi-Fidelity Design Environment, Phase II Completed — Tools and Methodologies for Vehicle and Concept Definition Activities Langley Research Center 2025-01-27 —
A Nanoparticulate Photocatalytic Filter for Removal of Trace Contaminant Gases, Phase II Completed — Atmosphere Revitalization Johnson Space Center 2025-01-27 —
128x128 Ultra-High Density Optical Interconnect, Phase II Completed — Measurement and Control Jet Propulsion Laboratory 2025-01-27 —
Low-Cost Fabrication of an Integrated, Self-Sufficient MEMS Skin, Phase I Completed — Food Production, Processing, and Preservation Langley Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Fuel/Oxidizer Injector Modeling in Sub- and Super-Critical Regimes for Deep Throttling Cryogenic Engines, Phase I Completed — Cryogenic Analysis, Safety, and Properties Marshall Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
Variable Emissivity Electrochromics Using Ionic Electrolytes and Low Solar Absorptance Coatings, Phase I Completed — Photovoltaic Electrical Power Goddard Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
Plume Diagnostics for Combustion Stability, Phase I Completed — Cryogenic Analysis, Safety, and Properties Stennis Space Center 2025-01-27 —
TEPC Microdosimeter for LEO and Beyond, Phase I Completed — Detectors and Focal Planes Ames Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Practical Multi-Disciplinary Analysis Tools for Combustion Devices, Phase II Completed — Collaborative Science and Engineering Marshall Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
Magnetic Shape Memory Alloy Actuator for Instrument Applications Completed 1 Smart Materials Goddard Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
Reflight of the Stratospheric TeraHertz Observatory: STO-2, University of Maryland Co-I Completed — Microwave, Millimeter Waves, and Submillimeter Waves — 2025-01-27 —
Real Time Monitoring and Test Vector Generation for Improved Flight Safety, Phase II Completed — Fire Detection, Suppression, and Recovery Langley Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Highly-Integrated, Reconfigurable, Large-Area, Flexible Radar Antenna Arrays, Phase I Completed — Innovative Antennas Glenn Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Quantum Dot Spectrum Converters for Enhanced High Efficiency Photovoltaics, Phase I Completed — Photovoltaic Electrical Power Glenn Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Hyperspectral Polarimeter for Monitoring Balloon Strain, Phase I Completed — TPS Instrumentation Goddard Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
Milliwatt Radioisotope Stirling Convertor, Phase I Completed — Dynamic Energy Conversion Glenn Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Hypersonic Control Modeling and Simulation Tool for Lifting Towed Ballutes, Phase I Completed — Hypersonic Decelerators 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.