# Space Launches & Astronauts AI Agent Connect

> Every rocket launch on Earth, as an MCP: upcoming and past launches (SpaceX, NASA, Roscosmos, CASC...), astronauts in orbit, agencies, rocket specs — Launch Library 2, anonymous or with API token for high rate limits.

## Overview
- **Category:** data-analytics
- **Price:** Free
- **Endpoint:** https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_ZUgvJGyK2JyawxdZECox6sES33YJRcdSO5u234bV/ai-agent-connect
- **Tags:** space, rocket-launches, spacex, nasa, astronauts, launch-library

## Description

**The global spaceflight registry** (Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs) as a single MCP server — every orbital launch attempt on Earth, past and future.

### What you can do
- **Upcoming launches** — live schedules with "Go for Launch" status, launch windows, provider, rocket, orbit, pad (Baikonur, Cape Canaveral, Wenchang...) and live-webcast flags
- **Launch history** — outcomes with failure reasons; thousands of launches searchable by name ("Starship", "Artemis", "Soyuz")
- **Astronauts** — profiles with flight counts, spacewalk hours, birthdates and the **in_space=true** filter: who is in orbit right now
- **Agencies & rockets** — NASA (id 44), SpaceX (121), Roscosmos (63)... with launch stats; 532 rocket configurations with specs (thrust, payload to LEO, stages)
- **Optional API token** — anonymous access works out of the box (~15 req/h); add a free thespacedevs.com token in the credentials tab to unlock 1000+ req/h

### Why it matters
Spaceflight is mainstream now: Starship test flights, Artemis, Chinese megaconstellations. This MCP gives agents the authoritative live schedule and history — no scraping news sites.

### Who is this for?
Space content creators, news monitoring, developers building launch-notification apps, researchers, and anyone whose agent should know that a Falcon 9 just lifted off.

## Tools

### get_next_launches
Supports LSP id filtering (e.g. 121 = SpaceX). Offset/limit pagination — the API has thousands of scheduled launches.

Get the next upcoming rocket launches worldwide (SpaceX, NASA, Roscosmos, CASC...)

### get_past_launches
Use for "did that launch succeed?" and launch-rate research.

Get past rocket launches with outcomes (success/failure reasons)

### search_launches
Returns the same launch details as get_next_launches — works for both upcoming and historical launches.

Search launches by name or mission (e.g. "Artemis", "Starship", "Falcon 9")

### get_launch_details
Use ids from other launch tools.

Get every detail of ONE launch by id: mission, rocket config, pad, window, probability, streams

### get_astronauts
Filter is_human=true to exclude animals. Great for "who is currently in orbit?".

Search astronauts: who is in space right now, flight counts, agencies

### get_space_agency
Use agencies seen in launch data.

Get details of a space agency: launch stats, founded, description, spacecraft

### search_rockets
g. "Falcon 9", "Starship", "Soyuz", "Ariane"): full_name, family, maiden_flight, payload capacity, thrust, height, stages. The reference tool for rocket-spec questions.

Browse rocket configurations (532 rockets): families, maiden flights, thrust, payload

## Prompt Examples

**Prompt:** 
```
What's the next rocket launch and can I watch it live?
```

**Response:** 
```
🚀 **Next launch**

**Progress MS-35 (96P)** — Soyuz 2.1b, ROSCOSMOS
- Status: **Go for Launch**
- Window: 2026-09-09 16:15 UTC
- Pad: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
- Orbit: Low Earth Orbit (ISS resupply)

Webcast link included in the data. Two more launches within the next 48h — want the full week schedule?
```

**Prompt:** 
```
Who is in space right now?
```

**Response:** 
```
👨‍🚀 **Astronauts currently in orbit (in_space=true)**

- NASA crew members aboard ISS Expedition (flights 2-4 each)
- Roscosmos cosmonauts with 300+ days cumulative
- Spacewalk totals pulled from EVA records

I can pull any astronaut's full profile — bio, agency, mission history.
```

**Prompt:** 
```
Specs of the Falcon 9 — payload, thrust, first flight
```

**Response:** 
```
🛰️ **Falcon 9 (SpaceX, config from LL2)**

- Family: Falcon
- Maiden flight: 2010-06-04
- Payload to LEO: ~22,800 kg (full data in the response)
- Stages: 2 (+ booster reuse)

I can compare with Electron, Vulcan or list every Falcon 9 launch ever — there are hundreds.
```

## Frequently Asked Questions

**Do I need an API key?**
Not necessarily: anonymous access works immediately (about 15 requests/hour). For heavier use, register free at thespacedevs.com and paste the token into the MCP's credentials tab — it unlocks 1000+ requests/hour.

**Does this cover only SpaceX?**
No — it covers every orbital launch attempt worldwide: SpaceX (121), NASA (44), Roscosmos (63), CASC, ISRO, Rocket Lab, Arianespace and 100+ more agencies, plus thousands of historical launches since 1957.