- Use the
requestspackage to query real-world data - Improve skills with dictionaries and indexing
- Learn about Python's built-in turtle graphics library
Using this public API, write a Python program to obtain a list of the astronauts who are currently in space. Print their full names, the spacecraft they are currently on board, and the total number of astronauts in space.
Using this public API, obtain the current geographic coordinates (lat/lon) of the space station, along with a timestamp.
With the turtle graphics library (part of Python's standard library), create a graphics screen with the world map background image, map.gif. Use turtle methods such as Screen(), setup(), bgpic(), and setworldcoordinates(). Register an icon image for the ISS within the turtle screen context, and create a turtle.Turtle() to move the ISS to its current lat/lon on the map. Use methods such as shape(), setheading(), penup(), and goto().
Find out the next time that the ISS will be overhead of Indianapolis, Indiana. Use the geographic lat/lon of Indianapolis, Indiana to plot a yellow dot on the map. Use this public API to query the next pass.
You will need to supply the lat/lon coordinates as query parameters to this URL. The passover times are returned as timestamps, so you will need to use the time.ctime() method to convert them to human-readable text. Render the next passover time next to the Indianapolis location dot that you plotted earlier.
Make sure you are rendering the ISS at the correct geo-coordinates. Check your solution against NASA's real-time ISS location tracker. If your position looks odd, you may be reversing the meaning of your lat/lon when using the Turtle.goto() function. Turtle.goto() expects to receive an x,y coordinate pair. Remember that longitudes are x, and latitudes are y.
To submit your solution for grading, you will need to create a github Pull Request (PR). Refer to the PR Workflow article in your course content for details.