NASA Mission Control

A full-stack web application for managing and visualizing NASA mission launches. This project features a React-based frontend and a Node.js/Express backend with MongoDB for persistent data storage. It allows users to view, schedule, and manage space mission launches, providing a modern and interactive dashboard experience.

Table of Contents

• Features
• Project Structure
• Tech Stack
• Setup Instructions
• Running the Application
• Testing
• Deployment
• Contributing
• License
• Uploading to GitHub

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Features

• View all scheduled and historical NASA launches.
• Schedule new launches with mission details.
• Validate launch data and handle errors gracefully.
• Responsive and modern UI with real-time updates.
• RESTful API with robust validation and error handling.
• Persistent storage using MongoDB.
• Comprehensive test coverage for backend endpoints.

Project Structure

nasa-project/
├── client/         # React frontend
│   ├── public/
│   └── src/
├── server/         # Node.js/Express backend
│   ├── data/
│   ├── public/
│   └── src/
└── package.json    # Root scripts for managing both client and server

Tech Stack

• Frontend: React, Arwes UI, React Router
• Backend: Node.js, Express, Mongoose, MongoDB
• Testing: Jest, Supertest
• Other: CSV parsing, REST API, modern JavaScript (ES6+)

Setup Instructions

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/KingPraise/NASA-Mission-Control.git
   cd NASA-Mission-Control

2. Install dependencies for both client and server:

   npm install

   This will run the install scripts for both the client and server directories.

3. Set up environment variables:

   • Create a .env file in the server directory if needed (for MongoDB URI, etc.).

Running the Application

• Development mode (concurrently runs client and server):

  npm run watch

• Start only the backend:

  npm run server

• Start only the frontend:

  npm run client

• Production build and deploy:

  npm run deploy

  This builds the React app and serves it from the Express backend.

Testing

• Run backend tests:

  npm test --prefix server

• Run frontend tests:

  npm test --prefix client

• Run all tests:

  npm test

Deployment

1. Build the frontend:

   npm run build --prefix client

2. Start the backend server (serves the built frontend):

   npm start --prefix server

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please open issues or submit pull requests for improvements and bug fixes.

1. Fork the repository.
2. Create a new branch (git checkout -b feature/your-feature).
3. Commit your changes (git commit -am 'Add new feature').
4. Push to your branch (git push origin feature/your-feature).
5. Open a Pull Request.

License

This project is licensed under the ISC License.

Uploading to GitHub

1. Initialize git (if not already):

   git init

2. Add all files:

   git add .

3. Commit your changes:

   git commit -m "Initial commit"

4. Add your remote repository:

   git remote add origin https://github.com/your-username/your-repo-name.git

5. Push to GitHub:

   git push -u origin main

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