spacecrew
Spacecrew is a lightweight Python terminal program that shows who is in space right now.
Tested Systems
- CachyOS
- Ubuntu
- Debian
Installation
Install from PyPI:
pip install spacecrew
Or install from source with pipx:
git clone https://github.com/jakub-ginal/spacecrew
cd spacecrew
pipx install .
Usage
Simply type spacecrew anywhere in your terminal.
Follow the interactive menu:
- People in Space
- NASA APOD
- Upcoming Launches
- ISS Position
- Space Weather
- Satellite Passes
- Theme
- Dashboard
Start directly in a mode:
spacecrew --mode passes
spacecrew --mode apod --offline
spacecrew --mode iss --no-image
spacecrew --mode people --json
spacecrew --mode launches --json
spacecrew --mode passes --json
Time in Space
- p (previous): Days from past missions.
- c (current): Days from the current mission (tracked live).
Uninstall
To completely remove the program, run:
pip uninstall spacecrew
Configuration
~/.config/spacecrew/config.toml stores your NASA API key, theme,
observer location, and favorites. Cache lives in ~/.config/spacecrew/cache.db.
export NASA_API_KEY="your-key-here" # optional, DEMO_KEY is used otherwise
spacecrew --offline # cached data only, no network
spacecrew --no-cache # disable persistent cache for this run
spacecrew --clear-cache # clear expired cache entries
spacecrew --no-image # skip photo rendering
spacecrew --json --mode people # JSON output (passes|people|launches)
spacecrew --config /tmp/spacecrew-test # isolated config/cache dir for testing
SPACE_CREW_CONFIG_DIR=/tmp/spacecrew-test spacecrew # same via env
spacecrew --generate-completion bash # bash|zsh|fish
man spacecrew # manual page
Data Source
Data provided by International Space Station APIs by Cormac Quaid
1 maintainer
Metadata
1 maintainer
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