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.

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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 ...

Collections

NASA Open APIs (Artemis-relevant subset)

OPEN

Pricing Plans

Artemis Plans Pricing

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PLANS

Rate Limits

Artemis Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps

Artemis Finops

FINOPS

Features

Astronomy Picture of the Day API

Daily NASA astronomy images with descriptions and metadata, providing a public showcase of space imagery relevant to Artemis and broader space exploration.

Near Earth Object Web Service

NeoWs API provides data on near earth asteroids and their orbital parameters, supporting space situational awareness for lunar missions.

Mars Rover Photos API

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.

EPIC Earth Imagery

Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera imagery showing full-disc Earth imagery, relevant to climate monitoring that informs long-duration space missions.

Space Weather Database Of Notifications, Knowledge, Information

DONKI API provides solar flare, geomagnetic storm, and space weather data critical for mission planning and crew safety on Artemis lunar missions.

Use Cases

Mission Data Integration

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.

Education and Outreach

Educators and developers build Artemis-themed applications using NASA imagery and mission data to engage the public in lunar exploration.

Research Applications

Scientists access planetary and space environment data programmatically to support research that informs Artemis crew safety and mission planning.

Technology Transfer

Companies and universities query the NASA Technology Transfer API to identify Artemis-developed patents and software available for licensing.

Resources

🔗

LinkedIn

🌐

Artemis Program Website

NASA GitHub Organization

Sources

opencollection: 1.0.0
info:
  name: NASA Open APIs (Artemis-relevant subset)
  version: 1.0.0
request:
  auth:
    type: apikey
    key: api_key
    value: '{{api_key}}'
    placement: query
items:
- info:
    name: APOD
    type: folder
  items:
  - info:
      name: Astronomy Picture of the Day
      type: http
    http:
      method: GET
      url: https://api.nasa.gov/planetary/apod
      params:
      - name: api_key
        value: ''
        type: query
      - name: date
        value: ''
        type: query
        description: YYYY-MM-DD. Defaults to today.
      - name: start_date
        value: ''
        type: query
      - name: end_date
        value: ''
        type: query
      - name: count
        value: ''
        type: query
      - name: thumbs
        value: ''
        type: query
      - name: hd
        value: ''
        type: query
    docs: Astronomy Picture of the Day
- info:
    name: NeoWs
    type: folder
  items:
  - info:
      name: Near Earth Objects within a date range
      type: http
    http:
      method: GET
      url: https://api.nasa.gov/neo/rest/v1/feed
      params:
      - name: api_key
        value: ''
        type: query
      - name: start_date
        value: ''
        type: query
      - name: end_date
        value: ''
        type: query
    docs: Near Earth Objects within a date range
  - info:
      name: Lookup a single asteroid by SPK-ID
      type: http
    http:
      method: GET
      url: https://api.nasa.gov/neo/rest/v1/neo/:asteroid_id
      params:
      - name: asteroid_id
        value: ''
        type: path
      - name: api_key
        value: ''
        type: query
    docs: Lookup a single asteroid by SPK-ID
  - info:
      name: Browse the overall NEO dataset
      type: http
    http:
      method: GET
      url: https://api.nasa.gov/neo/rest/v1/neo/browse
      params:
      - name: api_key
        value: ''
        type: query
      - name: page
        value: ''
        type: query
      - name: size
        value: ''
        type: query
    docs: Browse the overall NEO dataset
- info:
    name: DONKI
    type: folder
  items:
  - info:
      name: Space weather notifications
      type: http
    http:
      method: GET
      url: https://api.nasa.gov/DONKI/notifications
      params:
      - name: api_key
        value: ''
        type: query
      - name: startDate
        value: ''
        type: query
      - name: endDate
        value: ''
        type: query
      - name: type
        value: ''
        type: query
    docs: Space weather notifications
- info:
    name: EPIC
    type: folder
  items:
  - info:
      name: Most recent EPIC natural color image metadata
      type: http
    http:
      method: GET
      url: https://api.nasa.gov/EPIC/api/natural
      params:
      - name: api_key
        value: ''
        type: query
    docs: Most recent EPIC natural color image metadata
  - info:
      name: EPIC natural color image metadata for a date
      type: http
    http:
      method: GET
      url: https://api.nasa.gov/EPIC/api/natural/date/:date
      params:
      - name: date
        value: ''
        type: path
      - name: api_key
        value: ''
        type: query
    docs: EPIC natural color image metadata for a date
- info:
    name: Images
    type: folder
  items:
  - info:
      name: Search the NASA Image and Video Library
      type: http
    http:
      method: GET
      url: https://api.nasa.gov/search
      params:
      - name: q
        value: ''
        type: query
      - name: media_type
        value: ''
        type: query
      - name: year_start
        value: ''
        type: query
      - name: year_end
        value: ''
        type: query
      - name: page
        value: ''
        type: query
      - name: page_size
        value: ''
        type: query
    docs: Search the NASA Image and Video Library
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