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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 98 of 424.

Title Status TRL Technology area Lead organization Last updated Potential ⓘ
Modeling, Calibration and Control for Extreme-Precision MEMS Deformable Mirrors, Phase I Completed — Mirror Systems Goddard Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
Intelligent Wireless Sensor Communication for Health Monitoring, Phase I Completed — Reliability and Sustainment Stennis Space Center 2025-01-27 —
Electrochromic Variable Emissivity Devices for Thermal Control, Phase I Completed — Decompression Sickness Mitigation Goddard Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
Dual-Frequency L-Band Antenna Array with Integrated Transmit/Receive Modules, Phase I Completed — Microwave, Millimeter Waves, and Submillimeter Waves Goddard Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
Radiation Abating Highly Flexible Multifunctional Polyimide Cryogenic and Thermal Insulation, Phase I Completed — Innovative and Multifunctional Concepts Langley Research Center 2025-01-27 —
A Novel MEMS for Rapid Biocontamination Assessment on Flight Hardware, Phase I Completed — Food Production, Processing, and Preservation Jet Propulsion Laboratory 2025-01-27 —
High Cycle Life, Low Temperature Lithium Ion Battery for Earth Orbiting and Planetary Missions, Phase I Completed — Electrochemical Storage: Batteries Glenn Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Effect of Ambipolar Potential on the Propulsive Performance of the GDM Plasma Thruster, Phase I Completed — Electromagnetic Propulsion Marshall Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
Development of a Complex Geometry Standard Fixture and Solvent Evaluation Method fo Assessing Replacement Solvents for AK-225G Completed 5 Nondestructive Evaluation and Sensors Stennis Space Center 2025-01-27 —
High Efficiency Microchannel Diamond Heat Sinks, Phase I Completed — Heat Transport Goddard Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
High Performance Low Mass Nanowire Enabled Heatpipe, Phase I Completed — Heat Rejection and Storage Johnson Space Center 2025-01-27 —
Low-Cost Hardware for In-Space Oxygen/Hydrogen Propulsion, Phase II Completed — Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Johnson Space Center 2025-01-27 —
Just-in-Time Simulation Platform, Phase II Completed — Training Johnson Space Center 2025-01-27 —
Optimized Magnetic Nozzles for MPD Thrusters, Phase I Completed — Electrostatic Propulsion Glenn Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Development of Instrumentation for Direct Validation of Regional Carbon Flux Estimates Completed 5 Integrated Modeling and Simulation for EDL Goddard Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
Propellant Conditioning Using Improved Pulse Tube Cryocooler, Phase I Completed — In-Space Propellant Storage and Use Stennis Space Center 2025-01-27 —
Safe and Efficient Dynamic Airportal Traffic and Resource Planner, Phase I Completed — Traffic Management Concepts Langley Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Fracture-tough Reaction Bonded SiC Composites for Monolithic SiC Optical Instrum, Phase II Completed — Food Production, Processing, and Preservation Goddard Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
Nanotube Composite Materials For Balloons and Aerobots, Phase II Completed — Lightweight Structural Materials Jet Propulsion Laboratory 2025-01-27 —
Integrated Production of Ultra-Low Defect GaN Films and Devices for High-Power Amplifiers, Phase I Completed — Detectors and Focal Planes Jet Propulsion Laboratory 2025-01-27 —
Grid-Free LES 3D Vortex Method for the Simulation of Tubulent Flows Over Advanced Lifting Surfaces, Phase I Completed — Aerodynamics Ames Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Effectiveness of Nitrous Oxide as a Liquid Injection Thrust Vector Control Fluid, Phase I Completed — Integrated Systems and Ancillary Technologies Ames Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Micropump Fuel Mix Control for Novel Miniature Direct Methanol Fuel Cells, Phase I Completed — Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Glenn Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Real-Time Adaptive Algorithms for Flight Control Diagnostics and Prognostics, Phase I Completed — Fault Diagnosis and Prognosis Langley Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Single Electron Transistor Platform for Microgravity Proteomics, Phase I Completed — Informatics and Decision Support Systems Johnson Space Center 2025-01-27 —
Electrolyzer for NASA Lunar Regenerative Fuel Cells, Phase I Completed — Electrochemical Storage: Fuel Cells Glenn Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Extremelly High Bandwidth Rad Hard Data Acquisition System, Phase II Completed — Radiation-Hardened ASIC Technologies Jet Propulsion Laboratory 2025-01-27 —
Spectral Imaging Visualization and Tracking System, Phase I Completed — Targeting Algorithms Kennedy Space Center 2025-01-27 —
High Toughness Light Weight Pressure Vessel, Phase I Completed — Pressure Garment Marshall Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
Fully Printed Flexible 4-Bit 2D (4x4) 16-Element Phased Array Antenna for Lunar Surface Communications, Phase II Completed — Microwave, Millimeter Waves, and Submillimeter Waves Glenn Research Center 2025-01-27 —
High Volume, Low-Cost Production Process for High-grade Silicon Carbide Optics , Phase I Completed — Electronics and Optics Manufacturing Processes Goddard Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
High Power Electro-Optic Modulator for Space-Based Applications, Phase II Completed — Innovative Signal Modulations Goddard Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
Birefringent Microlens Array for Ultra High Resolution HMDs, Phase I Completed — Detectors and Focal Planes Johnson Space Center 2025-01-27 —
Multifunctional Composite Materials, Phase I Completed — Lightweight Structural Materials Langley Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Waveguide Phase Modulator for Integrated Planar Lightwave Circuits in KTP, Phase II Completed — Lasers Langley Research Center 2025-01-27 —
MODIS-Based Products for Operational Decision Support Systems, Phase I Completed — Intelligent Data Understanding Stennis Space Center 2025-01-27 —
Holographic Optical Element-Based Laser Diode Source System for Direct Metal Deposition in Space, Phase II Completed — In-Space Propellant Storage and Use Marshall Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
Nanoparticle-Dendrimer Composite Ultralight Photovoltaics, Phase I Completed — Photovoltaic Electrical Power Glenn Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Flight Lossless Data Compression Electronics, Phase I Completed — Hardware-Enabling Secure Avionics Goddard Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
Automatic Dependent Surveillance - Broadcast Verification and Validation, Phase I Completed — Traffic Management Concepts Glenn Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Universal Space IP Transparent Proxy, Phase II Completed — Information Assurance Goddard Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
Wavelength-Agile Optical Rocket Propulsion Sensor (WORPS), Phase II Completed — Electrothermal Propulsion Stennis Space Center 2025-01-27 —
Advanced Holographic Phase Nulls Suitable for EUV Quality Optical Testing, Phase I Completed — Electronics and Optics Manufacturing Processes Goddard Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
Stackable Radiation Hardened FRAM, Phase II Completed — Electronic Packaging and Implementations Glenn Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Embedded TCP Agents for Near-Earth Communications, Phase I Completed — Quantum Communications Glenn Research Center 2025-01-27 —
High Temperature Electrical Insulation Materials for Space Applications, Phase I Completed — Materials for Electrical Power Generation, Energy Storage, Power Distribution, and Electrical Machines Glenn Research Center 2025-01-27 —
High-Speed Thermal Characterization of Cryogenic Flows, Phase II Completed — Thermal Conditioning for Sensors, Instruments, Samples, and High-Efficiency Electric Motors Stennis Space Center 2025-01-27 —
Ground Enterprise Management System, Phase I Completed — Team Preparedness and Training Ames Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Beam Combination for Sparse Aperture Telescopes, Phase I Completed — Detectors and Focal Planes Goddard Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
Grain Boundary Engineering for Assessing Durability and Aging Issues with Nickel-Based Superalloys, Phase I Completed — Materials for Electrical Power Generation, Energy Storage, Power Distribution, and Electrical Machines Glenn 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.