Artemis
NASA's Artemis program is the next generation of lunar exploration, aiming to return humans to the Moon and establish a sustainable presence for future missions to Mars. The program includes the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, Orion spacecraft, the Lunar Gateway space station, and commercial lunar landers from SpaceX and Blue Origin. NASA's Open APIs provide programmatic access to Artemis-related data, including mission imagery, space weather, and planetary data through api.nasa.gov. The program operates under NASA's Science Mission Directorate and Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate.
APIs
NASA Open APIs
NASA's Open API platform at api.nasa.gov provides programmatic access to NASA data including the Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD), Near Earth Object Web Service (NeoWs), NASA...
NASA Technology Transfer API
The NASA Technology Transfer API provides programmatic access to the NASA patent portfolio, software catalog, and spinoff technologies developed through the Artemis program and ...
Features
Daily NASA astronomy images with descriptions and metadata, providing a public showcase of space imagery relevant to Artemis and broader space exploration.
NeoWs API provides data on near earth asteroids and their orbital parameters, supporting space situational awareness for lunar missions.
Access to photos captured by Curiosity, Opportunity, and Spirit Mars rovers, providing precursor science data for future crewed Mars missions planned after Artemis establishes lunar presence.
Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera imagery showing full-disc Earth imagery, relevant to climate monitoring that informs long-duration space missions.
DONKI API provides solar flare, geomagnetic storm, and space weather data critical for mission planning and crew safety on Artemis lunar missions.
Use Cases
Researchers and mission planners integrate NASA Open APIs to build dashboards and tools that aggregate space weather, trajectory, and imagery data for Artemis mission support.
Educators and developers build Artemis-themed applications using NASA imagery and mission data to engage the public in lunar exploration.
Scientists access planetary and space environment data programmatically to support research that informs Artemis crew safety and mission planning.
Companies and universities query the NASA Technology Transfer API to identify Artemis-developed patents and software available for licensing.
Integrations
Commercial lunar lander integration for Artemis III and V crewed lunar surface missions.
Commercial lunar lander selected for Artemis IV crewed lunar landing mission.
Program integrating multiple commercial providers to deliver science payloads to the lunar surface in support of Artemis science objectives.