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Spaceflight News is a web application built with Htmx that delivers news about spaceflight. It is designed for anyone interested in staying updated on space industry developments and missions. The site uses Htmx, a… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Spaceflight News made using Htmx launched in 2023; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   WingNews – Htmx Hacker News Reader▲8

   WingNews is a dark mode Hacker News reader client built with HTMX and Go. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.

   Mar 2026 · news.wingman.actor · its alternatives →

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   Payload▲104

   Covering the business & policy of space

   2022 · payloadspace.com · its alternatives →

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   Elon Musk News▲87

   Expertly curated news & analysis about Elon Musk.

   2016 · elonmusknews.org · its alternatives →

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   Inside Space▲172

   Deep coverage of outer space and space travel

   2017 · inside.com · its alternatives →

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   Launch Alerts▲75

   SMS notifications for SpaceX launches

   2018 · its alternatives →

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   SpaceX Falcon 9 Lander▲208

   Try (and fail) to land Elon Musk's SpaceX rocket

   2015 · scratch.mit.edu · its alternatives →

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   Shuttle▲73

   Where space geeks hang out

   2021 · shuttle-lyart.vercel.app · its alternatives →

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   Spacetime▲166

   Be the first to know about space launches

   2020 · its alternatives →

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   A daily newsletter covering the space industry▲14

   Join 19,000+ space leaders and sign up for Payload today. Read by decision-makers at SpaceX, Blue Origin, NASA , and more.

   2022 · payloadspace.com · its alternatives →

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    Ground▲187

    A NASA space engineer fixing Fake News

    2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    NASA: Prospect ▲97

    Beautiful website. Short story of a Prospector in space.

    2016 · nasaprospect.com · its alternatives →

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    SpaceX Falcon Heavy▲32

    Rocket

    2018 · spacex.com · its alternatives →

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    Space Launch Now▲89

    Keep track of the global spaceflight events

    2021 · spacelaunchnow.app · its alternatives →

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    RocketXR - Augmented Reality about Space▲71

    Inspiring the next generation of spaceflight, interactively

    2021 · its alternatives →

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    Gravity by Orbit▲262

    A free magazine about building & scaling communities

    2022 · orbit.love · its alternatives →

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    Space Advisor▲92

    Ultimate interactive, interplanetary experience

    2017 · its alternatives →

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    Orbital Index, a brief/technical/curated newsletter▲10

    Curated space news and links. Weekly, brief, and technical.

    2019 · orbitalindex.com · its alternatives →

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    SpaceInBrowser▲76

    Travel space in your browser

    2022 · 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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    LAUNCH Ticker▲168

    The most efficient way to stay on top of tech news

    2014 · thisweekinstartups.beehiiv.com · its alternatives →

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    Orbital Index▲11

    Curated space news and links. Weekly, brief, and technical.

    2019 · orbitalindex.com · its alternatives →

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    Hacker News desktop application in Kotlin/Swing▲141

    A Kotlin/Swing desktop application front-end for Hacker News - westoncb/HNDesktop

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    OpenMCT by NASA▲86

    A web based mission control framework

    2016 · nasa.github.io · its alternatives →

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    KerbalX▲56

    Kerbal Space Program Craft Sharing

    2015 · kerbalx.com · its alternatives →

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