📄 Devlog 1: ISS Mission Control — Starting the BuildDate: 22 July 2026Project: ISS Mission Control DashboardGoal: Build a real-time tracking dashboard for the International Space Station with live telemetry, path tracing, and crew data.🧠 What I Built TodaySet up the project structure: index.html, style.css, script.jsIntegrated Leaflet.js for the interactive mapAdded a dark, space-themed UI with a mission control vibeWired up the live clock (UTC) and status indicator🔧 Tech StackToolPurposeLeaflet.jsInteractive map renderingwheretheiss.at APILive ISS position, altitude, velocityopen-notify APIAstronaut count and rosterVanilla JSAll logic, animations, and UI updates🚧 ChallengesGetting the map to look clean without attribution clutterSmoothing the ISS movement between updates (used requestAnimationFrame for glide)Handling API fallbacks in case one source fails✅ What’s WorkingISS marker moves smoothly across the mapPath line traces the orbit since session startTelemetry updates every 2 secondsLive/Stale status indicator📌 Next StepsAdd more telemetry data (altitude, velocity)Build the About tab with NASA facts and crew rosterPolish UI for mobile responsiveness🕊️ Final ThoughtThis project is shaping up to be a full mission control dashboard — not just a tracker. The goal is to make it feel like a real operations screen. — Ashish Patel17 • CEH • ADG Verified • Building the future