L-Clock

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Scan this QR Code with an Android device to go to L-Clock in the Android Market

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.

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Changelog

v0.6.2 [2011-10-11]

  • Make ready for translating. Let me know if you want to translate! (note: this does not apply for list data)
  • Fix more NASA parsing issues. Notably support for future years and fixing error after the site had minor design changes.
  • Initial countdown shows next launch (first that hasn't passed) instead of first.
  • Fetch and parse data in a separate thread, preventing GUI from hanging while it waits for data.
  • Access to menu/preferences from lists.
  • Pre-load cache when app is started.
  • Use database instead of saving as raw file.

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