This is a submission for the DEV April Fools Challenge
What I Built
I built the Artemis II Hoax Command Center — the world's most professional-looking yet completely useless NASA dashboard.
While real Artemis II is (probably) preparing for the Moon, my version tracks the Orion capsule as it:
- Joyfully orbits the Strait of Hormuz while dodging oil tankers and international incidents
- Gets repeatedly "shot down" over Tehran (search & rescue is "on the way… maybe")
- Triggers the most unhinged conspiracy theories known to humanity
The star of the show is the SOCIALS tab, where you can enjoy:
- Fake Trump Truth Social posts losing their mind about the mission
- A section called "Fools Debunking the Moon Landing" that creatively blames Iranian air defense for why there were no stars in Apollo photos
This dashboard doesn't help anyone go to space. It just makes you question reality… and laugh while doing it.
Demo
Live Demo: Just open https://artemis-ii-hoax-command-center.vercel.app/ in your browser (no server, no install, no hope of reaching the Moon).
Pro tip: Spend extra time in the SOCIALS tab. The conspiracy theories get better with every tab switch.
Code
The entire app is one gloriously chaotic single HTML file (~600 lines) containing:
- Pure vanilla HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
- Zero dependencies
- Maximum satire per kilobyte
Full code available here:
https://github.com/WereElliot/artemis-ii-hoax-command-center
Feel free to fork it and make the hoax even worse.
How I Built It
- HTML + CSS + Vanilla JS — Because why add complexity when the mission is already fake?
- Beautiful modern blue NASA command dashboard aesthetic (until you read the text)
- Tab system so you can seamlessly switch between different flavors of disaster
- Carefully crafted fake Trump posts and moon landing "debunks" that somehow connect Tehran with the waving flag on the Moon
I aimed for something that looks like it belongs in actual Mission Control… until you realize it belongs in the trash fire of April Fools jokes.
Prize Category
Submitting for Community Favorite because nothing says "I love this community" like a dashboard that mocks space exploration, conspiracy theorists, current events, and itself all in one glorious blue mess.
No AI was harmed in the making of this hoax.
Its purely a hoax.
Open at your own risk. The capsule is never reaching the Moon, but your laughter just might. 😂🌕
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