Artemis II tracker
Space mission tracker
People recommend it as a clean, easy-to-use live tracker that works better on mobile than NASA's official site. Critics say its trajectory, distance and mission data are inaccurate.
People recommend it as a clean, easy-to-use live tracker that works better on mobile than NASA's official site. Critics say its trajectory, distance and mission data are inaccurate.
43 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 26
- criticize it
- 17
- approval share
- 60%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 26 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 1.5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, not met.
- Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Easier to use than NASA's site
“NASA's site is really cumbersome for me to use. This site is a better fit for me.”
Comment from 4 Apr 2026 in “Artemis Real-Time Orbit Website” “I found this Artemis II tracker to be much better than the NASA one”
Comment from 6 Apr 2026 in “Live: Artemis II astronauts make historic moon flyby” “The official one doesn't work for me on mobile but this does”
Comment from 1 Apr 2026 in “Artemis II lifts off: four astronauts begin 10-day lunar mission” Clean UI with good information density
“so impressed with the UI on the posted version”
Comment from 3 Apr 2026 in “Show HN: Made a little Artemis II tracker” “I like the web site (even if it is vibe coded)”
Comment from 7 Apr 2026 in “Show HN: Made a little Artemis II tracker” “Better information density.”
Comment from 5 Apr 2026 in “Artemis II crew see first glimpse of far side of Moon” Scrubbable progress bar of mission
“it's very nice to have a progress bar that you can scrub through to see where and when they have been and will be later in the mission”
Comment from 3 Apr 2026 in “Show HN: Made a little Artemis II tracker” “Nice to put it as a side window for live status”
Comment from 3 Apr 2026 in “Show HN: Made a little Artemis II tracker” Gives enough info to satisfy curiosity
“projects like this are valuable for sparking curiosity and making technical ideas more approachable”
Comment from 4 Apr 2026 in “Show HN: Made a little Artemis II tracker” “I love this little thing that gives me just enough info to satisfy my curiosity”
Comment from 3 Apr 2026 in “Show HN: Made a little Artemis II tracker”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Inaccurate trajectory, distance and mission data
“it claims TLI (trans lunar injection burn) happens two hours after launch when in reality that is going to happen about a day after launch”
Comment from 2 Apr 2026 in “Artemis II lifts off: four astronauts begin 10-day lunar mission” “The trajectory depicted has them hitting the moon; it should instead show them passing 2+ lunar diameters behind the moon.”
Comment from 3 Apr 2026 in “Show HN: Made a little Artemis II tracker” “It says the distance from Earth right now is 154,000km, but the other trackers, including NASA, say 30,000km”
Comment from 3 Apr 2026 in “Show HN: Made a little Artemis II tracker” - Comment from 3 Apr 2026 in “Show HN: Made a little Artemis II tracker”
- Comment from 3 Apr 2026 in “Show HN: Made a little Artemis II tracker”
- Comment from 3 Apr 2026 in “Show HN: Made a little Artemis II tracker”
- Comment from 3 Apr 2026 in “Show HN: Made a little Artemis II tracker”
Slow or heavy on some devices
“NASA site is unusable for me in Firefox while above one works without hitch.”
Comment from 5 Apr 2026 in “Artemis II crew see first glimpse of far side of Moon” “That site absolutely murders my CPU by... drawing vector graphics.”
Comment from 5 Apr 2026 in “Artemis II crew see first glimpse of far side of Moon” “unusably slow for my laptop”
Comment from 2 Apr 2026 in “Show HN: NASA Artemis II Mission Timeline Tracker” Missing UI elements, small dark fonts
“Unfortunately the UI seems pretty busted. The tour is trying to point out a bunch of UI elements that don't exist”
Comment from 1 Apr 2026 in “Artemis II lifts off: four astronauts begin 10-day lunar mission” “Sadly I just see an empty progress bar?”
Comment from 3 Apr 2026 in “Show HN: Made a little Artemis II tracker” “Fonts too small, everything too dark.”
Comment from 3 Apr 2026 in “Show HN: Made a little Artemis II tracker” Looks vibe coded or AI-generated
“Great UI, but inaccurate slop.”
Comment from 3 Apr 2026 in “Show HN: Made a little Artemis II tracker” “one glance and I can tell issinfo.net also used claude code”
Comment from 3 Apr 2026 in “Show HN: Made a little Artemis II tracker”
What people recommend instead
The same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artemis II trackerThis page | 26 | 17 | 60% | 1 | — | — |
| Whoisinspace.com | 5 | 10 | 33% | 1 | — | — |
What people said
37 of the 46 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“I like the web site (even if it is vibe coded)”
“I found this Artemis II tracker to be much better than the NASA one”
“NASA site is unusable for me in Firefox while above one works without hitch.”
“This one displays basically the same info and is made by someone competent”
“That site absolutely murders my CPU by... drawing vector graphics.”
“Better information density.”
“The integrated NASA video is a nice touch.”
“NASA's site is really cumbersome for me to use. This site is a better fit for me.”
“projects like this are valuable for sparking curiosity and making technical ideas more approachable”
“one glance and I can tell issinfo.net also used claude code”
“Nice to put it as a side window for live status”
“It's so distracting, I feel like I can focus on the content”
“data is completely off compared to official sources”
“Great sense of scale, lovely to see the Moon apparently a long way from the "intercept" point”
“Great UI, but inaccurate slop.”
“it's very nice to have a progress bar that you can scrub through to see where and when they have been and will be later in the mission”
“I recommend https://issinfo.net/artemis over the surge of vibe coded Artemis II trackers”
“they've all had major inaccuracies either regarding trajectory, current distance, or current mission state”
“Fonts too small, everything too dark.”
“Works fine for me on mobile.”
“the numbers it provides about the mission are waaay off from reality right now”
“Sadly I just see an empty progress bar?”
“The trajectory depicted has them hitting the moon; it should instead show them passing 2+ lunar diameters behind the moon.”
“presumably with correct data”
“It says the distance from Earth right now is 154,000km, but the other trackers, including NASA, say 30,000km”
“I don’t think the current position of Orion is accurate.”
“so impressed with the UI on the posted version”
“I love this little thing that gives me just enough info to satisfy my curiosity”
“Works just fine on my laptop”
“unusably slow for my laptop”
“Click on mission view, then zoom out and rotate.”
“the mobile version of the site is kinda clunky”
“it claims TLI (trans lunar injection burn) happens two hours after launch when in reality that is going to happen about a day after launch”
“The official one doesn't work for me on mobile but this does”
“Their mission tracker website isn't working either.”
“but I admit that it isn't what I would really want.”
“Unfortunately the UI seems pretty busted. The tour is trying to point out a bunch of UI elements that don't exist”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.