Space Apps Challenge 2018

Hello there, we are Space Mushroom team.

We are very interested in astronautics and can’t find a better way to learn more about it. So, we did research and found out that we are not alone. Many people around the world are interested in learning about astronautics and rocket launches. So we realized that a solution to this challenge is what everybody truly needs.

After analyzing the existing solutions, we found out that most of them either suffer from a lack of relevant information or offer poor user experience. In addition, these solutions only respond to the specific requests of a motivated consumer, but do not suppose to interest him, or to attract new segments of the audience.

Pusk is intended to fix these mistakes and to tell about astronautics to more people. The simple and seamless design of our app helps to deliver beautiful and inspiring content to users. We combine editorial and social media content to deliver an immersive and well-rounded experience. We propose to learn about astronautics not only boring numbers but also fascinating stories.

If you, like us, are interested in rocket launches, then you need a Pusk too. Install our app and you will never miss a rocket launch because we will remind you about it. You can watch it online, or buy a ticket and see it live. And if you miss the launch, you can find out how was it from social media that are integrated into our application. Talk to space travel fans, maybe even an astronaut!

Pusk is a mobile application and a website that uses data from public sources (https://launchlibrary.net) and social networks. We collect data in our database and enhance it with editorial content. Сlient-side web application uses React and data provider based on Python/Django application with Postgres as database.

Source code on GitHub: https://github.com/space-mushrooms

We hope that when space tourism becomes available to more people, we will offer the space tourists a ticket to the spacecraft. That's our moonshot.

If you want to try it out, leave your email on puskapp.com, and we’ll send you an invite as soon as possible.