NASA 3D Resources
NASA 3D Resources (science.nasa.gov/3d-resources): NASA's free catalog of about 380 3D models (GLB), 3D printables (STL) and planetary images and textures (JPG/TIF) of spacecraft, rovers, landing sites, asteroids and planets. Search by keyword, asset type, file format and collection, and get one asset with its description, contributors, every downloadable file with a public URL, the GitHub mirror folder and its usage terms. Files are listed, never downloaded. Assets follow the NASA Images and Media Usage Guidelines: generally free of copyright, no implied endorsement, no misuse of NASA insignia.
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const result = await firecrawl.scrape({
alexandria: {
provider: "science-nasa-gov",
capability: "models-3d/get_model",
options: {
slug: "advanced-composition-explorer",
},
},
});This is a sample shape. Press Run to see live data from NASA 3D Resources.
{
"categories": [
"model"
],
"collections": [],
"contributors": [
"NASA/Christopher R. Meaney"
],
"description": "Advanced Composition Explorer (ACE) observes particles of solar, interplanetary, interstellar, and galactic origins.",
"files": [
{
"format": "glb",
"name": "Advanced Composition Explorer.glb",
"published": "Mar 20, 2025",
"size": "1.94 MB",
"url": "https://assets.science.nasa.gov/content/dam/science/cds/3d/resources/model/advanced-composition-explorer/Advanced%20Composition%20Explorer.glb"
}
],
"formats": [
"glb"
],
"github_url": "https://github.com/nasa/NASA-3D-Resources/tree/master/3D%20Models/Advanced%20Composition%20Explorer",
"id": 487952,
"image_credit": null,
"license": {
"attribution": "NASA/Christopher R. Meaney",
"copyright": "NASA material is generally not subject to US copyright; credits naming a non-NASA party may carry that party's rights.",
"id": "nasa-media-usage-guidelines",
"label": "NASA Images and Media Usage Guidelines",
"restrictions": [
"Acknowledge NASA as the source of the material.",
"Do not imply NASA endorsement of a product, service or activity.",
"Do not use the NASA insignia, logotype or seal except as the guidelines permit."
],
"third_party_credit": false,
"url": "https://www.nasa.gov/nasa-brand-center/images-and-media/"
},
"modified": "2025-06-09T14:20:11",
"observed_at_ms": 1793740396646,
"page_url": "https://science.nasa.gov/3d-resources/advanced-composition-explorer/",
"preview_model_url": "https://assets.science.nasa.gov/content/dam/science/cds/3d/resources/model/advanced-composition-explorer/Advanced%20Composition%20Explorer.glb",
"published": "2025-03-20T17:11:42",
"related_links": [],
"slug": "advanced-composition-explorer",
"source_url": "https://science.nasa.gov/wp-json/wp/v2/topic?parent=447593&slug=advanced-composition-explorer&_fields=id,slug,link,title,excerpt,content,science-org,featured_image_url,date,modified,parent",
"thumbnail_url": "https://assets.science.nasa.gov/dynamicimage/assets/science/cds/3d/resources/model/advanced-composition-explorer/Advanced%20Composition%20Explorer.png?w=1920&h=1080&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint",
"title": "Advanced Composition Explorer"
}Use cases
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