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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.

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21,172 projects harvested so far — page 84 of 424.

Title Status TRL Technology area Lead organization Last updated Potential ⓘ
Space-SDR: An FPGA-Based Software Defined Radio, Phase I Completed — Informatics and Decision Support Systems Johnson Space Center 2025-01-27 —
Improving Test Operations Through Scalable Video Processing on Computer Clusters, Phase II Completed — Measurement and Control Stennis Space Center 2025-01-27 —
Terahertz Quantum Cascade Laser-Based Sensors for Hypersonic Flows (7275-020), Phase II Completed — Field and Particle Detectors Ames Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Clean Tech Open Completed — Food Production, Processing, and Preservation — 2025-01-27 —
High-Bandwidth Hybrid Sensor (HYSENS), Phase II Completed — Navigation Sensors Jet Propulsion Laboratory 2025-01-27 —
Surface-Mount Rotor Motion Sensing System, Phase I Completed — Measurement and Control Ames Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Miniaturized Water Recovery System for Advanced Life Support Systems, Phase I Completed — Decompression Sickness Mitigation Kennedy Space Center 2025-01-27 —
Range Surveillance Using Radio Interferometry and TDOA Techniques, Phase I Completed — Atmospheric Characterization and Mitigation Kennedy Space Center 2025-01-27 —
Aluminum/Alumina Based Metal Matrix Composites from Nanometer Powder, Phase I Completed — Food Production, Processing, and Preservation Marshall Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
A Real-Time Monitor to Predict Loss of Control due to Pilot-Induced Oscillations, Phase II Completed — Food Production, Processing, and Preservation Armstrong Flight Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Foam-Reinforced Polymer Matrix Composite Radiation Shields, Phase I Completed — Protection Systems Marshall Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
Space Qualified Non-Destructive Evaluation and Structural Health Monitoring Technology, Phase II Completed — Reliability and Sustainment Langley Research Center 2025-01-27 —
ZEUS-DO: A Design Oriented CFD-Based Unsteady Aerodynamic Capability for Flight Vehicle Multidisciplinary Configuration Shape Optimization, Phase II Completed — Aeroelasticity Langley Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Integrated Spatial Filter Array, Phase I Completed — Detectors and Focal Planes Goddard Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
Adaptive Optics System Based on a Compact Liquid Crystal Wavefront Corrector, Phase II Completed — Food Production, Processing, and Preservation Goddard Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
Resilient Space-Qualified Non-Destructive Evaluation Miniature System by Microma, Phase I Completed — Food Production, Processing, and Preservation Langley Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Parallel Detection of Multiple Biomarkers During Spaceflight, Phase I Completed — Monitoring Technology Ames Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Metal Mesh Filters for Terahertz Receivers, Phase II Completed — Detectors and Focal Planes Jet Propulsion Laboratory 2025-01-27 —
A Renewed Approach for Large Eddy Simulation of Complex Geometries, Phase II Completed — Integrated Modeling and Simulation for EDL Glenn Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Space Compatible Radar Absorbing Materials, Phase I Completed — Lightweight Structural Materials Jet Propulsion Laboratory 2025-01-27 —
Elastomeric Dampers derived from First-Principles-Based Analytical Simulation, Phase II Completed — Integrated Modeling and Simulation for EDL Ames Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Solid Oxide Fuel Cell/Turbine Hybrid Power System for Advanced Aero-propulsion and Power, Phase I Completed — Electrochemical Storage: Fuel Cells Glenn Research Center 2025-01-27 —
WGM Resonators for Proteomic Analysis, Phase I Completed — Alternative Low-Carbon Jet Fuel Marshall Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
Efficient Thermally Stable Spectral Control Filters for Thermophotovoltaics, Phase I Completed — Resource Acquisition, Isolation, and Preparation Glenn Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Flow-Angle and Airspeed Sensor System (FASS) Using Flush-Mounted Hot-Films, Phase II Completed — Aerodynamics Armstrong Flight Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Simulation Environment for CubeSat Hardware-In-The-Loop Test Bed Completed 2 Testing and Evaluation Goddard Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
Quantum Calorimeters Based on HgCdTe Alloys, Phase II Completed — Detectors and Focal Planes Goddard Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
Thermo-Acoustic Convertor for Space Power, Phase I Completed — Dynamic Energy Conversion Glenn Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Lightweight and Energy Efficient Heat Pump, Phase I Completed — Thermal Conditioning for Sensors, Instruments, Samples, and High-Efficiency Electric Motors Jet Propulsion Laboratory 2025-01-27 —
Smart Crucibles and Heat Pipes, Phase II Completed — Heat Rejection and Storage Marshall Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
A Hardware/Software Design Environment for Reconfigurable Communication Systems, Phase I Completed — Informatics and Decision Support Systems Glenn Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Optical Relative Attitude Sensor for Short-Range Navigation, Phase I Completed — Radiation-Hardened Extreme-Environment Components and Implementations Johnson Space Center 2025-01-27 —
High Operating Temperature, Radiation-Hard MIM Thermophotovoltaic Converters, Phase I Completed — Measurement and Control Glenn Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Advanced Pumps and Cold Plates for Two-Phase Cooling Loops, Phase I Completed — Heat Acquisition Jet Propulsion Laboratory 2025-01-27 —
Superpressure Tow Balloon for Extending Durations and Modifying Trajectories of High Altitude Balloon Systems, Phase I Completed — In-Space Propellant Storage and Use Goddard Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
Miniature Spatial Heterodyne Time-Resolved Raman Spectrometer (SHRS) for Planetary Surface and Subsurface Boreholes Mineralogy Completed 3 Lasers — 2025-01-27 —
Cryogenic Piezo Actuators for Lightweight, Large Aperture, Deployable Membrane Mirrors, Phase I Completed — Mirror Systems Jet Propulsion Laboratory 2025-01-27 —
AreaAdvisor: Spatial, Real-Time Resource Intelligence, Phase I Completed — Activity and Resource Planning and Scheduling Kennedy Space Center 2025-01-27 —
An Autonomous Wireless Instrumentation Network for Antarctic Research, Phase II Completed — Food Production, Processing, and Preservation Goddard Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
In-Flight Microbial Monitor Completed 6 Air, Water, Microbial, and Acoustic Sensors Kennedy Space Center 2025-01-27 —
Microwave Powered Gravitationally Independent Medical Grade Water Generation, Phase II Completed — Remediation Glenn Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Carbon Foam Self-Heated Tooling for Out-of-Autoclave Composites Manufacturing, Phase I Completed — Manufacturing Processes Ames Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Infrared and Near Infrared Spectroscopy of Astrophysical Molecules Completed — Cryogenic/Thermal Systems — 2025-01-27 —
Radiation Target Area Sample Environmental Chamber (RTASEC), Phase I Completed — Radiation Transport and Risk Modeling Johnson Space Center 2025-01-27 —
The cryogenic evaluation of typical and experimental filament winding materials, Phase I Completed — Radiation-Hardened Extreme-Environment Components and Implementations Marshall Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
Shielded ADR Magnets For Space Applications, Phase II Completed — Protection Systems Goddard Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
Spacecraft Thermal Protection Systems (TPS) Based on Polybenzoxazole (PBO) With Unique UV, Atomic-O and Solar Wind Protective Coatings, Phase I Completed — Coatings Ames Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Cryogenic Cooling System for Zero-Venting Storage of Supercritical Air Packs, Phase I Completed — In-Space Propellant Storage and Use Kennedy Space Center 2025-01-27 —
FCA Rerouting DST, Phase I Completed — Traffic Management Concepts Ames Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Vehicle Interior Noise Prediction Using Energy Finite Element Analysis, Phase I Completed — Vibroacoustics 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.