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24 alternatives to Moonshot

Track the Artemis II mission from your Mac

Moonshot is a macOS menu bar app that tracks NASA's Artemis II mission in real time. It displays mission phases, countdowns to key events like lunar flybys and return dates, mission elapsed time, crew information, and… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

  1. 1NA

    Apr 2026 · sunnywingsvirtual.com · its alternatives →

  2. 2MA

    Made a little Artemis II tracker for anyone else who is unnecessarily invested in this mission: https://artemis-ii-tracker.com/ For those of us who apparently need a dedicated place to monitor this mission instead of behaving like well-adjusted people.

    Apr 2026 · artemis-ii-tracker.com · its alternatives →

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    There are plenty of Artemis II trackers out there. I looked at a bunch and kept running into the same issues - some had data that didn't look right, it was hard to use on smaller screen, others felt overly complicated for what I actually wanted to know: what's the crew doing, where is Orion, how fast is it going. The best one I found was issinfo.net/artemis, which inspired a lot of the design. So I built my own. The part that was genuinely interesting to me was the data. Turns out anyone can query JPL's Horizons API for full ephemeris data on the Orion spacecraft - position, velocity,…

    Apr 2026 · artemis.fyi · its alternatives →

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    A remote escape room over video conference

    2020 · tryreason.com · its alternatives →

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    Real-time tracking and insights for Artemis Moon mission.

    Apr 2026 · getartemis.web.app · its alternatives →

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    Image of our universe every day on your Mac 🌌

    2019 · nasapicture.com · its alternatives →

  7. 7AI

    I built a browser-based simulator of NASA's Artemis II mission — the first crewed lunar flight since Apollo 17. You fly the actual mission profile: launch to parking orbit, raise to High Earth Orbit, fire Trans-Lunar Injection when the Moon is in position, swing behind the Moon, and return to Earth. The physics uses RK4 integration with real Earth and Moon gravity. Have fun experimenting with what happens if you don't time it right!

    Apr 2026 · artemis.radish.build · its alternatives →

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    Moonshot▲132

    A slingshot space adventure

    2022 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Live NASA solar imagery in 12 wavelengths, the moon phase tonight for 200+ cities, and real space weather. Free on iOS and Android. No ads, no signup.

    Apr 2026 · lumara-space.app · its alternatives →

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    StarCat▲124

    World-wide rocket launch tracker

    2023 · its alternatives →

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    SatNow▲71

    Your one-stop app for tracking the ISS!

    2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    T-Minus▲110

    Track SpaceX, NASA, ULA, Rocket Lab and other launches

    2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Spacetime▲166

    Be the first to know about space launches

    2020 · its alternatives →

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    Time tracking & invoicing

    2020 · timeinorbit.com · its alternatives →

  16. 16AA
    Astro App▲291

    I really like Stellarium and SkySafari but I felt like these are primarily geared towards exploring the sky but not so much "here are the long list of things I want to see, when can I see them tonight and where". There's also not really a great option I've found that combines sky object planning + location weather details while still being free so I built this. The UI's heavily inspired by NINAs sky atlas + Robinhood. Right now you can: View the altitude chart of objects and 3D view Create lists of objects of interest View the annual max/min daily altitude of an object to find the best…

    2024 · astro.sshh.io · its alternatives →

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    Hold spacebar while pressing a key to launch/switch apps

    2017 · spacelauncherapp.com · its alternatives →

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    Moonshot▲138

    Discover cryptocurrencies priced at less than a penny

    2018 · moonshot.lol · its alternatives →

  19. 19AR
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    Glint▲107

    Claude Code activity, right where you want it.

    Jun 2026 · glint.binarybeam.net · its alternatives →

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    Hey HN! I made Orbit, an iOS app that allows you to see the satellites, planets, and constellations above you in AR, on a 2D map, and on a 3D globe. The app includes more than 15,000 objects tracked by CelesTrack, together with their pass predictions, descriptions, and detailed orbital data. A searchable catalog of all objects is also available, as well as a built-in chatbot designed to answer any space-related questions you might have. This is my first published iOS app, so any feedback is greatly appreciated! App Store: https://apps.apple.com/app/id6772174570

    Jul 2026 · nagylukas.github.io · its alternatives →

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    Real-time space traffic monitoring

    2025 · its alternatives →

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    Smash Bros and Angry Birds mashup in Space.

    2016 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

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    A moon camera

    2023 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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