Tracking Data from Space in Real-Time
Congratulations to the amazing team at SpaceX and NASA for their recent manned launch to the International Space Station as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program.
We are tracking the dragon spacecraft status, events, temperatures, payloads, and a host of other readings.
The real-time readings are accessed via the SpaceX API.
The data and analysis will be used for a research project for a client interested in providing Internet of Things (IoT) device support for items in space.
On May 30, 2020, a Falcon 9 rocket took astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley and the SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft to outer space.
The objective of the mission is to validate the company’s crew transportation system, including the launch pad, rocket, spacecraft, and operational capabilities.
This also will be the first time NASA astronauts will test the spacecraft systems in orbit.
Both the International Space Station and the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft have a large number of sensors that measure, test, and gauge a wide-ranging set of metrics.
Some of these readings are under closed protocols, meaning only a select few can access their information; yet a modern push, supported by SpaceX, is to use open protocols instead.
The open protocol enables public access to the information for any other individual or company to consume. By sharing the data, the idea is to spur innovation and integration with other systems.
This approach has been typically known as ‘open-source’ in the computer programming world; in which information is shared freely for others to use, modify, and re-share.
The idea is the same but with devices in space; enable access to all.
As part of the team of pioneer companies integrating IoT devices from space, at Data Glue we track a series of sensors using the SpaceX API.
The API is a consistent method for the exchange of information between SpaceX and Data Glue’s servers.
Once we ingest the data, we transform the information following a series of business rules and load the results into an analytics engine.
The engine has a series of alerts and notifications that are triggered if the sensor readings reach certain thresholds.
Our goal is to demonstrate how easily it is to ingest data, track the progress in real-time, create actionable alerts, and put it all in an easy to use and mobile friendly dashboard.
The prototype research is carving a way for communication between devices from outer space and Data Glue’s cloud-based solutions.
As part of the Starlink affiliate partners we seek to endeavor forward with internet access in space and easy transfer of information between Earth and Outer Space.
We invite you to simulate the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft docking into the ISS at the following link.
The simulation shows the type of data interactivity possible between real-time live information in outer space which is controlled from Earth.
It is truly an amazing time, at Data Glue we have now successfully integrated devices in subterranean, subaquatic, terrain, sky, and outer space environments.
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Sarah Womack Reply
Wow, wow, wow ! So proud to be part of the team !!!!