Spacebook

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/12-1C0ohiTyCfMvwq_yjCYZAcOkDKsjbupH-w1bdPt9I/edit?usp=sharing

https://nameless-gorge-33923.herokuapp.com/

Github: https://github.com/Gurmie12/nasa-space-apps-21/tree/master

How does Spacebook work:

Users such as astronauts can sign up and create an account for Spacebook. After creating an account they are able to log in to Spacebook. At which point they are granted a JWT authentication token from our backend if the user credentials match those of the MongoDB database. After the user logs in successfully, they are redirected to the dashboard page where they can find missions and the resulting console logs of those missions. Users who are contributors are able to create a new console log at the dashboard, and they are also able to open another console log by clicking on the console log. Clicking on a console log opens a modal with the console log information as retrieved from the backend, and allows users to like and comment on a specific console log.

Tools and coding languages used:

Javascript, React, HTML, Material-UI, Node, Express, MongoDB

What Spacebook can achieve:

The gap between terrestrial and extraterrestrial is bridged by Spacebook because users can immerse themselves in lunar space missions based on data shared by contributors. For space agencies, Spacebook creates an environment for all console logs to be seen, while a permanent log is left for them to reference in the future. Both users and contributors have personal interests satisfied by using Spacebook.

During the brainstorming stage of Space Apps, we drew inspiration from NASA’s planned Artemis moon exploration. Being able to witness such a rare event makes everyone on Team Spacebook extremely happy and gave us the idea to share our joy. Spacebook has the flexibility to add any Space Agency’s data, relating to console logs, as well as giving individual users the option to upload their own console logs, if they are verified. Viewing the log details, posts on Spacebook demonstrate multi-person logging events on each post. This was our focus from the challenge objective: “The demonstration of this capability does not require actual mission data; multi-person logging events on any subject can be used to demonstrate your application.”

We would like to thank Space Apps for inspiring our team and many others to think critically and apply their skills to solve real challenges.

Our Space Apps experience is one we will forever cherish. Many members of our group have come back to participate in this event for the third time!

The reason we chose this challenge was that it simply struck an interest with everyone in our group because we each related to the problem similarly. We realized that we are all curious about space exploration, but do not find it easy to search for information in a simple and presentable way. Most of us only hear about space missions as they’re being planned, and then hear about what may have been found in very general quotes from news sources on social media. We noticed that if there was a way for us to experience live space missions in a simple way, then we would definitely tune in and see what’s happening and what people have to say about it as it happens.

This competition has taught each of us many important things about working as a group and thinking of real-world problems and solutions. Although tasks were delegated and members had their own skills to contribute, everyone had to understand enough about each concept that made this project cohesive. The challenge required us to put our brains together to think of solutions that fit as many criteria as possible. Bringing our ideas to reality ingrained in us how to communicate effectively with each other and ask for help when needed.

https://mui.com/

https://www.nasa.gov/specials/artemis/

https://www.mongodb.com/

https://expressjs.com/

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This project has been submitted for consideration during the Judging process.