# Veenie

> Browser-native aerospace simulation suite. Physics-validated Venus atmospheric engine, composable 3D simulators, 1,600+ airfoil database, 1,100+ rocket motor database. Built by Ivan Karaman (ivan@veenie.space).

## What Veenie Is

Veenie is a composable space simulation platform. The core is a headless, deterministic physics engine (RK4/RK5/Verlet, Web Workers) that simulates Venus atmospheric flight — validated within 2% of 1985 Soviet VEGA balloon telemetry. Open-source: https://github.com/hackiku/veenie

The same architecture powers multiple simulators: Cassini orbital mechanics, Firefly lunar lander (6-DOF TVC), and a flyable Artemis mission at spacefomo.com/artemis. New simulations compose from shared physics primitives in days.

The long-term mission is Venus ISRU: industrializing the Venusian atmosphere (60km, ~0°C, ~1atm) for methalox and deuterium production using AI-piloted balloon platforms. Research presented at LPSC 2026 alongside JPL teams: https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2026/pdf/2024.pdf

## Simulation-as-Story — For Space Companies

Veenie builds browser-native simulation experiences for aerospace companies. The deliverable: a live, flyable one-pager where investors and the public can pilot a space mission in their browser — not watch a render, actually fly it. The IKEA effect applied to space tech.

The physics engine is mission-agnostic (Lambert solver, Keplerian propagators, modular environment builder). A satellite swarm, private space station, lunar lander, or atmospheric probe composes from the same core as the Venus simulator. Delivered in days.

If you work at a space company and want to see your mission flyable in a browser: ivan@veenie.space

## Products & Tools

- **Venus Simulator** — fly a balloon in real Venus physics, or hand controls to an LLM: https://veenie.space/fly
- **Veenie Lab** — mission control GUI for aerostat sizing and batch simulation: https://veenie.space/lab
- **AeroSheet** — Google Sheets add-on for wing aerodynamics (polars, NACA generator, 3D viz, CAD export): https://veenie.space/tools/aerosheet
- **Airfoil Database** — 1,600+ UIUC profiles with 3D wing simulator, geometry stats, aircraft usage, CAD downloads: https://veenie.space/tools/airfoils
- **Rocket Motor Database** — 1,100+ certified solid motors with thrust curves, mass budgets, ENG files. Indexed by manufacturer, impulse class, diameter, propellant: https://veenie.space/tools/motors
- **Propellant Database** — APCP, black powder, and composite propellant formulations with per-motor thrust curve index: https://veenie.space/tools/propellants
- **All Tools**: https://veenie.space/tools

## Documentation

**Atmosphere**
- [Stationary Bow-Shaped Gravity Wave at Venus Cloud Tops](https://veenie.space/docs/research/atmosphere/stationary-gravity-wave-venus-clouds)
- [Venusian Wind Speeds and Atmospheric Dynamics](https://veenie.space/docs/research/atmosphere/venus-wind-speed-and-boundary-layer-isru)

**Hardware**
- [Venus Floating Vehicle Concepts](https://veenie.space/docs/research/hardware/venus-floating-vehicle-concepts)

**ISRU**
- [Deuterium Isotope Inversion at 72km](https://veenie.space/docs/research/isru/venus-deuterium-inversion-72km)
- [Venus Atmospheric ISRU Compared to Earth Oil Platforms](https://veenie.space/docs/research/isru/venus-isru-vs-oil-platform)

**Simulation**
- [Firefly Blue Ghost Lunar Lander; Technical Specs and Mission Overview](https://veenie.space/docs/research/simulation/firefly-blue-ghost-lander-simulation-specs)
- [Building Honest-to-Newton Lunar Terrain in Three.js](https://veenie.space/docs/research/simulation/lunar-terrain-threejs)
- [Building Realistic Saturn Rings in Three.js](https://veenie.space/docs/research/simulation/saturn-rings-sveltekit-threejs)
- [View all →](https://veenie.space/docs)

## Key Links

- Main site: https://veenie.space
- Venus simulator (flyable): https://veenie.space/fly
- Open-source Venus aerostat engine: https://github.com/hackiku/veenie
- LPSC 2026 abstract: https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2026/pdf/2024.pdf
- @veenie/aero PLLT aerodynamics: https://github.com/hackiku/veenie-aero
- Airfoil database: https://veenie.space/tools/airfoils
- Rocket motor database: https://veenie.space/tools/motors
- Full technical reference: https://veenie.space/llms-full.txt
- Sitemap: https://veenie.space/sitemap.xml
- Commercial inquiries: ivan@veenie.space

Last updated: 2026-07-24