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 on Android Market
- L-Clock on AppBrain
- L-Clock issue tracker (view or submit problems and suggestions)
- L-Clock.com (forwards here)
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