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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 79 of 424.

Title Status TRL Technology area Lead organization Last updated Potential ⓘ
High-Speed Fiber Optic Micromultiplexer for Space and Airborne Lidar, Phase I Completed — Lasers Goddard Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
WISS - Wireless, Intelligent Sensor System, Phase I Completed — Reliability and Sustainment Stennis Space Center 2025-01-27 —
Shape Memory Bio-Suit, Phase I Completed — Smart Materials Johnson Space Center 2025-01-27 —
Moisture Resistant Primer for Composite Bonded Repairs, Phase II Completed — Lightweight Structural Materials Langley Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Large Format Narrow Band High Throughput Optical Filters for 0.5-2.7µ, Phase I Completed — Optimetrics Langley Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Thermal Design for a Diffraction-Limited Doppler Spectrometer (iLocater) Completed 5 Optical Components Goddard Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
Multi-Phase Flow Analysis Tools for Solid Motor Applications, Phase II Completed — Solids Marshall Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
Google Maps Mashups of NASA Data, Phase I Completed — Intelligent Data Understanding Stennis Space Center 2025-01-27 —
A Printable Silicon Nano-Field Effect Transistor with High Operating Frequency for Large-Area Deployable Active Phased-Array Antennas, Phase I Completed — Microwave, Millimeter Waves, and Submillimeter Waves Glenn Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Integrated MLI: Advanced Thermal Insulation Using Micro-Molding Technology, Phase II Completed — Launch Vehicle Propellant Glenn Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Long Life Cold Cathodes for Hall effect Thrusters, Phase I Completed — Electromagnetic Propulsion Glenn Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Advanced Materials and Manufacturing for Low-Cost, High-Performance Liquid Rocket Combustion Chambers, Phase II Completed — Cryogenic Propulsion Johnson Space Center 2025-01-27 —
Fiber-Optic Shape Sensing for Intelligent Solar Sail Deployment, Phase I Completed — Solar Sails Goddard Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
System Engineering Process Realization Toolkit, Phase I Completed — Tools and Methodologies for Performing Systems Analysis Goddard Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
mSTAR (mSTAR) Completed — Microwave, Millimeter Waves, and Submillimeter Waves Ames Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Actively Cooled Silicon Lightweight Mirrors for Far Infrared and Submillimeter Optical Systems, Phase I Completed — Thermal Conditioning for Sensors, Instruments, Samples, and High-Efficiency Electric Motors Marshall Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
Lunar Materials Handling System, Phase II Completed — Resource Acquisition, Isolation, and Preparation Johnson Space Center 2025-01-27 —
A Plan Execution System For Web-Based Scientific Data Integration, Phase I Completed — Food Production, Processing, and Preservation Ames Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Mechanistic Model for Atomization of Superheated Liquid Jet Fuel, Phase I Completed — Hybrids Glenn Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Quantum Calorimeters Based on HgCdTe Alloys, Phase I Completed — Materials for Electrical Power Generation, Energy Storage, Power Distribution, and Electrical Machines Goddard Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
Advanced Composite Bipolar Plate for Unitized Regenerative Fuel Cell/Electrolyzer Systems, Phase II Completed — Electrochemical Storage: Fuel Cells Glenn Research Center 2025-01-27 —
System for Helium Recovery from Waste Gas Streams, Phase II Completed — Food Production, Processing, and Preservation Kennedy Space Center 2025-01-27 —
Low-Power, Lightweight Cloud Water Content Sensor, Phase I Completed — Destination Resource Exploration Goddard Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
Machine Learning Algorithms for Physics-Based Simulations Completed 3 Quantum Computer Langley Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Ultrasensitive Mid-Infrared In Situ Spectrometer for Planetary Atmospheric Analysis, Phase I Completed — Atomic and Molecular Species Assessment Langley Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Plume Diagnostics for Combustion Stability, Phase II Completed — Propulsion Flowpath and Interactions Stennis Space Center 2025-01-27 —
Scramjet Combustion Stability Behavior Modeling, Phase II Completed — Microwave, Millimeter Waves, and Submillimeter Waves Glenn Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Reconfigurable Guidance for Reusable Launch Vehicles, Phase II Completed — Food Production, Processing, and Preservation Marshall Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
Composite advanced polymers for low moisture and oxygen permeability, Phase I Completed — Coatings Johnson Space Center 2025-01-27 —
BasinTools Module 1, Online Remote Sensing Interface, Phase I Completed — Radiation-Hardened Extreme-Environment Components and Implementations Stennis Space Center 2025-01-27 —
ElastiGlass Barrier Film and Food Processing Techniques for the 3-to-5 Year Shelf-Stable Food Package, Phase II Completed — Logistics Management Johnson Space Center 2025-01-27 —
Hot Ground Vibration Tests Completed — Thermal Protection Analysis Armstrong Flight Research Center 2025-01-27 —
A Grid-Sphere Electrode for Tether Current Collection, Phase II Completed — Electromagnetic Tethers Marshall Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
Novel Deployable High Frequency Antennas Using Composite Electro-Textiles, Phase I Completed — Innovative Antennas Glenn Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Universal Brushless-DC Motor Controller for Space Applications, Phase I Completed — Turboelectric Propulsion Jet Propulsion Laboratory 2025-01-27 —
Lunar Health Monitor, Phase I Completed — Contactless and Wearable Human Health and Performance Monitoring Johnson Space Center 2025-01-27 —
Lunar Excavator Validation, Phase I Completed — Tools and Methodologies for Vehicle and Concept Definition Activities Glenn Research Center 2025-01-27 —
UV Rigid Inflatable Wing, Phase I Completed — Food Production, Processing, and Preservation Armstrong Flight Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Magnetic Logic Circuits for Extreme Environments, Phase I Completed — Space Radiation Analysis and Modeling Marshall Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
Integrated Damage-Adaptive Control System (IDACS), Phase II Completed — Aeroelasticity Langley Research Center 2025-01-27 —
In Situ Water Isotope Analyzer for Moon Exploration, Phase I Completed 3 Above-Surface Mobility Johnson Space Center 2025-01-27 —
Use-Driven Testbed for Evaluating Systems and Technologies (U-TEST), Phase I Completed 3 Architectures and Infrastructure Ames Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Low Noise PAV Ducted Propeller using Automotive Manufacturing, Phase II Completed — Cryogenic Propulsion Langley Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Broadband Advanced Spectral System, Phase I Completed — Detectors and Focal Planes Goddard Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
High-Fidelity Aerodynamic Design with Transition Prediction, Phase II Completed — Aeroelasticity Langley Research Center 2025-01-27 —
High Efficiency Lighting with Integrated Adaptive Control (HELIAC), Phase I Completed — Food Production, Processing, and Preservation Kennedy Space Center 2025-01-27 —
Transmission and Distribution of Photosymthetically Active Radiation (PAR) for Biomass Production in Exploration Missions [7216-050], Phase I Completed — Food Production, Processing, and Preservation Kennedy Space Center 2025-01-27 —
A Low-Sidelobe Frequency-Scan Millimeter-Wave Antenna for Cloud and Precipitation Sensing, Phase I Completed — Microwave, Millimeter Waves, and Submillimeter Waves Jet Propulsion Laboratory 2025-01-27 —
Next Generation Advanced Binder Chemistries for High Performance, Environmetally DurableThermal Control Material Systems., Phase I Completed — Integrated Network Management Glenn Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Securing Data for Space Communications, Phase I Completed — Information Assurance Goddard 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.