Artemis Tracker
Artemis Tracker brings together my interest in space and browser graphics, turning public mission trajectory data into an interactive 3D view.
- Format
- Interactive browser visualisation
- Data
- NASA ephemeris · JPL Horizons
- My contribution
- Design · Data integration · 3D interface
- Status
- Working experiment
Why I built it
A path through space is easier to understand when you can explore it. This project gave me a way to combine a personal interest in missions around the Moon with learning about 3D graphics and scientific data.
The product
The tracker shows mission trajectories around Earth and the Moon using public ephemeris data. It is an independent visualisation, with the data doing the work of defining the route rather than a decorative animation inventing one.
How it’s built
Next.js, React and TypeScript provide the web application. Three.js renders the WebGL scene, while mission data comes from NASA orbital ephemeris and JPL Horizons. Mission-specific configuration and trajectory loaders keep the data separate from the rendering interface.
Technology stack
- Three.js · WebGL
- The interactive 3D mission view.
- Next.js · React · TypeScript
- The web application and mission controls.
- NASA ephemeris · JPL Horizons
- Public trajectory data for the mission paths.