space_graphs

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  Initial Display (Basic Mission Data)

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  Location and Atmospheric Conditions Display

Inspiration

As a space-exploration enthusiast, I wanted to create an interface whereby I can track and monitor upcoming missions, with a primary focus on launch sites.

What it does

space_graphs is a simple and intuitive interface that uses APIs to query and display data on upcoming space missions, providing launch conditions and locations.

How we built it

I built this app using simple HTML, CSS, and Javascript, with flask for the server and a few REST APIs.

Challenges we ran into

At first I wanted to build this app to track only SpaceX missions, but as I explored documentation and experimented with a few endpoints, I realized that these public APIs had not been well maintained and contained outdated values. So I decided to switch to using RocketLaunch.Live, which provided my application with current data to optimize the user experience.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

I have never used so many different APIs in a single application before (and honestly you can tell by the latency that it was a little too much), so that was cool for me to learn about integrating these various calls into my backend.

What we learned

I learned a lot about Javascript animations by building the carousel to display the data. I also learned a lot about using external APIs.

What's next for space_graphs

The interface is pretty basic as of the current moment, and so I think that adding a search functionality and maybe a livestream option would be really cool.

Built With

• css3
• flask
• html5
• javascript
• python
• rest