🚀 Spacecraft Visualizer

A lightweight ROS 2 package for visualizing spacecraft URDF models in RViz2.

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📦 Overview

This package provides a simple way to load and visualize spacecraft models using ROS 2 and RViz2.

It is based on the excellent template provided here:
👉 https://github.com/HaofeiMa/urdf_ros2_rviz2

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▶️ Launching the Simulation

To visualize a spacecraft model, run:

ros2 launch space_viz view_robot_launch.py urdf_file:=osiris_rex.urdf

Here are some example visualizations:

Main Features

1. Easy URDF visualization in RViz2

2. Minimal setup and quick launch

3. Flexible support for different spacecraft models

Finding the models

Models for different space assets are available under NASA public domain :

👉 https://science.nasa.gov/3d-resources/