L-Clock
L-Clock is an Android app that fetches data from NASA.gov and SpaceflightNow.com and creates a formatted list of upcoming rocket launches. Touch an item in the list to display the launch date/time and a countdown.
Currently in beta. There are a few obvious issues that will be fixed before v1.0.0, but the basic concept is mostly functional.
Links
L-Clock.com (currently forwards here)
L-Clock in Android Market
L-Clock on AppBrain
Changelog
v0.6.1 [2011-05-15]
- Fix date/time parsing for most languages/locales and a few launches.
- Connectivity is checked before attempting to download data or fetch ads. Requires ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE (view network state) permission.
- Only create alerts for launches accurate to the minute or better.
- Format time of launch (above clock) to not include missing time information.
- Parts of clock change to red to indicate inaccuracy of schedule information.
- Change countdown clock to L -/+ clock.
v0.6.0 [2011-02-24]
- Alerts!
- Preferences.
- Data is cached - cache loaded if unable to download.
- Fix NASA descriptions cut off at the beginning.
- Fix crash when no connection.
- Hide ad space if no ad is loaded.
v0.5.2 [2011-02-23]
- Preserve list (don't re-download) on orientation change.
- Indicate that launch cannot be confirmed by saying "supposedly".
- Keep launch time in countdown area after launch.
- Fix text on main screen in landscape orientation.
- Fix text parsing issues.
v0.5.1 [2010-12-15]
- Better workaround for determining launch year in Spaceflight Now list.
- Context menu option to view location in Google Maps.
- In Spaceflight Now list, changed empty Mission column to Payload and populate.
v0.5.0 [2010-12-15]
- Initial release to the Android Market!
Started development on 2010-11-14
Future releases
Feature requests
Feature requests are given strong consideration and if accepted they are given higher priority than other features of similar importance.
This list also includes features that were already in the internal to-do list when they were suggested.
Versions for feature releases are only preliminary and may change.
| Suggestion | Suggested by | Through | Projected version | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selective alerts | Brian | v0.7.0 | Preferably location-based alerts | |
| NASA audio stream | John | IRC | v1.1.0 |
Known Issues
| Issue | Affected Android versions | Affected versions | Expected fix version | Notes | Reported by | Through |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|