Many websites publish information related to space activity, but relatively few manage to concentrate that data in a single place. This led an engineer named Caleb to develop Space Dashboard, a portal where we can find multiple details about auroras, geomagnetic measurements, live cameras of the International Space Station, records of near-Earth objects, and the status of the Deep Space Network, among other things.
Traveling to space is difficult. Several calculations suggest that the odds of a person becoming a NASA astronaut are less than 0.16 percent, and that number doesn't improve much if we seek support from other space agencies, or even if we decide to pay. The great promise of space tourism has the titanic goal of 'democratizing' access to space, but patience is a critical element here. The best alternative we have for now is data: images, videos, telemetry, reports, mission states, launches, and even simulators.
Space control simulator
That brings us to the Space Dashboard portal. It seems inspired by a simulator, but what we see there is precise, up-to-date information in real time about different space activities and measurements. One of the most important elements is the live feed coming from the International Space Station, followed by the tracking of its orbital location, handled by the European Space Agency.
Then we find elements such as the geomagnetic K index, the aurora borealis forecast, the number of people in space (three for now), the closest objects to Earth, and the overall status of the Deep Space Network, with facilities in California, Canberra, and Madrid.
Space Dashboard is the project of a front-end engineer we know as Caleb (unfortunately I don't have his last name), a space enthusiast just like us. If you liked Space Dashboard, we also recommend following his profiles on Twitter, where he publishes even more data about what is happening in space.
