NASA has just published its 2017-2018 software catalog, which lists the many apps, code libraries and tools that pretty much anyone can download and use. Of course, most of it is pretty closely tied to… you know, launching spacecraft and stuff, which most people don’t do. But here are a few items that might prove useful to tinkers and curious lay people alike.
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antdav
5 Mar 17#1
NASA has just published its 2017-2018 software catalog, which lists the many apps, code libraries and tools that pretty much anyone can download and use. Of course, most of it is pretty closely tied to… you know, launching spacecraft and stuff, which most people don’t do. But here are a few items that might prove useful to tinkers and curious lay people alike.
antdav
5 Mar 17#2
there's loads of stuff to choose from, here are some anyone can actually use
There’s a neat Unity-based Spacewalk game in which you or students can simulate various EVAs conducted by ISS astronauts. You can play it online, on Mac or on PC.
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NASA has a large collection of 3D models, images and textures that you could use for education or personal purposes. All free of charge, naturally.
Lastly there’s “Knife, Version 1.0,” which “calculates the boolean subtraction of arbitrary watertight triangular polyhedral in order to make near-field sonic boom predictions.” Admit that you need this in your life. **NOTE** You must register with a USA address in order to download this. Use a fake address generator similar to this one US Address Generator
Boz
5 Mar 17#3
Thanks For Posting :smile:
greentrident
5 Mar 17#4
Thanks that's been on my watchlist for a while - stupid urban planning rules...
antdav
5 Mar 17#5
You must register with a USA address. You might find THIS useful! :wink:
ohdearohdear
5 Mar 17#6
Did they release the takes and setup for the moon landing and ? X)
IgnatiusJ
5 Mar 17#7
Thank you Angela. Heat added.
markweatherill
5 Mar 17#8
No. Stanley Kubrick, in one of the terms in his will, forbade the material to be released until 100 years after his death.
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There’s a neat Unity-based Spacewalk game in which you or students can simulate various EVAs conducted by ISS astronauts. You can play it online, on Mac or on PC.
386197main_ssg4-430x323
NASA has a large collection of 3D models, images and textures that you could use for education or personal purposes. All free of charge, naturally.
Glenn Research Center: The Early Years is an iPad app that takes you on a tour of this amazing R&D facility in a bunch of interactive media from between 1941 and 1979.
You can check up on the latest coronal mass ejections and magnetosphere changes with the Space Weather app for Android.
Lastly there’s “Knife, Version 1.0,” which “calculates the boolean subtraction of arbitrary watertight triangular polyhedral in order to make near-field sonic boom predictions.” Admit that you need this in your life. **NOTE** You must register with a USA address in order to download this. Use a fake address generator similar to this one US Address Generator