Welcome to code_for_space!

A meetup group for open-source contributors and citizen scientists for space exploration!

code_for_space is a group of volunteer developers, engineers, & citizen scientists developing open-source projects for the advancement of space science and space exploration!

Featured projects can include, but not limited to:

  • NASA/JPL Open Source Rover: 1/6th scale open-source design of the Mars Curiosity rover.
  • Project PANOPTES: Citizen-science robotic telescopes that can detect transiting exoplanets
  • Sloan Digital Sky Survey: detailed three-dimensional maps of the Universe, with deep multi-color images of one-third of the sky and spectra for more than three million astronomical objects.
  • Celestial: Real-time 3D visualization of space
  • Stellarium: A realistic, real-time 3D simulation of the night sky
  • KubOS: Open source software stack for satellites
  • Space Decentral: A decentralized platform for developing and funding open-source space missions and projects

Contributions welcome!

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