# nasa/NASA-3D-Resources

Here you'll find a growing collection of 3D models, textures, and images from inside NASA.

Repository: https://github.com/nasa/NASA-3D-Resources
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/nasa-3d-resources
License Family: other
Last push: 2025-06-03T16:01:14+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 43/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 24, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4424, "days_push": 456, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3757, forks 537 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:17.831663+00:00)

## What it is
A NASA-maintained collection of free, copyright-free 3D models, textures, and images sourced from NASA centers and missions. It serves as an asset repository rather than a software tool.

## Use cases
- download 3D models of spacecraft and rovers for rendering
- find public-domain textures for game development
- get NASA imagery for educational visualizations
- source 3D assets for a space simulation project
- use spacecraft models in Blender or Unity

## When to choose
- you need authentic NASA spacecraft or planetary 3D assets
- you want copyright-free models for rendering or games
- you're building educational or visualization content about space

## When to avoid
- you need a software tool or library rather than asset files
- you need models with active support or documentation
- you require assets under a specific open-source license (none is stated)

## Facets
- artifact type: dataset
- maturity: active
- function: graphics, simulation, data-science
- domain: graphics, simulation, education, astronomy
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: 3d-models, textures, nasa, space-assets, public-domain, game-assets

## Member repositories
- nasa/NASA-3D-Resources (main) score 43

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:17.831663+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:28:56.171868+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/nasa/NASA-3D-Resources (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:17.831663+00:00, sha 2e86b56d48a2)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.