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Skill grantmcd/skills/space-tracker

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Install
npx -y skills add grantmcd/skills --skill space-tracker

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Use this skill to track global space launch schedules and real-time mission telemetry. Activate whenever the user asks about upcoming rocket launches, SpaceX missions, NASA schedules, or wants to watch a live space stream, even if they don't explicitly mention 'Launch Library' or 'telemetry'. Provides live countdowns, pad maps, and booster flight history.

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Triggers

  • "When is the next space launch?"
  • "Show me the space launch schedule."
  • "What's happening in space this week?"
  • "Track the next SpaceX mission."

Instructions

  1. Fetch Data: When triggered, run the scripts/fetch_launches.py script to retrieve the latest launch data from the Launch Library 2 API.
  2. Mandate: CLI-First Reporting: ALWAYS provide a high-signal text summary directly in the CLI (Launch Name, Time, Agency, Vehicle, Status, and Live Stream link) before or alongside the UI preview.
  3. Mandate: Date Filtering: The fetch_launches.py script MUST filter results to only include future missions (NET > now). Never show "stale" data in the UI or CLI.
  4. Mandate: Defensive Parsing: When parsing the complex LL2 API, ALWAYS use defensive dictionary access (.get() with defaults) to prevent crashes on missing optional fields (e.g., vidURLs, launcher_stage).
  5. Handle Rate Limits: The script includes built-in caching (60 minutes) to respect the API's 15 requests per hour limit.
  6. Generate Review: Once data is fetched, run the scripts/generate_review.py script to prepare the JSON payload for the Review UI.
  7. Display UI: Open the ui/viewer.html file using the generated data to show the user a visual dashboard of upcoming launches.

Available Resources

  • space-tracker/scripts/fetch_launches.py: Python script to fetch, filter, and cache launch data with CLI-first output.
  • space-tracker/scripts/generate_review.py: Python script to format data for the Review UI with defensive parsing.
  • space-tracker/ui/viewer.html: High-fidelity dashboard for visualizing upcoming launches.

Review UI

  • space-tracker/ui/viewer.html

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