# Space News - platphormnews.com
> AI-first RSS news aggregator for SpaceX Starbase and South Texas

## Overview
Space News (space.platphormnews.com) is part of the platphormnews.com network, providing aggregated news coverage from public RSS feeds about SpaceX's Starbase facility in Boca Chica, Texas, as well as surrounding areas including South Padre Island and Cameron County.

## Coverage Areas
- **Starbase**: SpaceX's primary Starship development and launch facility
- **SpaceX**: General SpaceX news and updates
- **Boca Chica**: The village and state park area surrounding Starbase
- **South Padre Island**: Nearby barrier island with beach access affected by testing
- **Cameron County**: Local government area managing road closures and permits
- **General Space**: Broader space industry news
- **Wildlife**: Sea Turtle Inc conservation news - space & wildlife coexistence

## Data Sources (14 RSS/Atom feeds)
- SpaceNews (rss): https://spacenews.com/feed/
- NASASpaceflight (rss): https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/feed/
- r/SpaceX (rss): https://www.reddit.com/r/spacex/.rss
- r/Starbase (rss): https://www.reddit.com/r/Starbase/.rss
- Teslarati Space (rss): https://www.teslarati.com/category/spacex/feed/
- Ars Technica Space (rss): https://feeds.arstechnica.com/arstechnica/science
- The Verge - Space (rss): https://www.theverge.com/rss/space/index.xml
- Texas Tribune (rss): https://www.texastribune.org/feeds/latest/
- NASASpaceflight Live (youtube): https://www.youtube.com/feeds/videos.xml?channel_id=UCSUu1lih2RifWkKtDOJdsBA
- LabPadre (youtube): https://www.youtube.com/feeds/videos.xml?channel_id=UCFwMITSkc1Fms6PoJoh1OUQ
- SpaceX Official (youtube): https://www.youtube.com/feeds/videos.xml?channel_id=UCtI0Hodo5o5dUb67FeUjDeA
- Everyday Astronaut (youtube): https://www.youtube.com/feeds/videos.xml?channel_id=UC6uKrU_WqJ1R2HMTY3LIx5Q
- Everyday Astronaut Blog (rss): https://everydayastronaut.com/feed/
- Sea Turtle Inc (rss): https://www.seaturtleinc.org/feed/

## Categories
- All (all)
- Starbase (starbase)
- SpaceX (spacex)
- Boca Chica (boca-chica)
- South Padre (south-padre)
- Cameron County (cameron-county)
- General Space (general)
- Wildlife (wildlife)

## Update Schedule
- Cron Job: 0 6 * * * (Daily at 6 AM UTC)
- Posts to: https://mcp.platphormnews.com/
- Cache TTL: 1 hour

## API Access
- News Feed: GET https://space.platphormnews.com/api/v1/news
- Trending: GET https://space.platphormnews.com/api/v1/trending
- Sources: GET https://space.platphormnews.com/api/v1/sources
- Health: GET https://space.platphormnews.com/api/health
- API Docs: https://space.platphormnews.com/api/docs
- Cron Trigger: https://space.platphormnews.com/api/cron/aggregate-feeds

## Feeds
- RSS 2.0: https://space.platphormnews.com/feed.xml
- Atom 1.0: https://space.platphormnews.com/atom.xml
- Sitemap: https://space.platphormnews.com/sitemap.xml

## PlatPhorm News Network
- Main Site: https://platphormnews.com/
- MCP Hub: https://mcp.platphormnews.com/
- SVG Generator: https://svg.platphormnews.com/
- ASCII Art: https://ascii.platphormnews.com/

## GitHub Repositories
- https://github.com/mbarbine
- https://github.com/process-co
- https://github.com/ph3ar

## External Resources
- SpaceX Official: https://www.spacex.com/
- Starship: https://www.spacex.com/vehicles/starship/
- Everyday Astronaut: https://everydayastronaut.com/
- Sea Turtle Inc: https://www.seaturtleinc.org/
- Cameron County SpaceX: https://www.cameroncounty.us/spacex/
- FAA Space Licenses: https://www.faa.gov/space/licenses

## Legal & Terms (Polymath Network)
- Terms of Service: https://space.platphormnews.com/terms
- Privacy Policy: https://space.platphormnews.com/privacy
- Polymath Terms: https://polymath.wiki/terms

## Full Documentation
https://space.platphormnews.com/llms-full.txt

## Usage Guidelines
This data is aggregated from public RSS feeds for informational purposes. Please cite "Space News via platphormnews.com" when referencing our aggregated content.