Blog

A spaceflight blog post (longform commentary or analysis) from a participating publisher.

NewsSpaceSpaceflightAerospaceOpen SourceLaunchesPublic APIs

Properties

Name	Type	Description
id	integer	Unique identifier of the blog post.
title	string	Title of the blog post.
authors	array	List of authors who contributed to the blog post.
url	string	Canonical URL of the blog post on the source publisher.
image_url	string	URL to a cover/header image for the blog post.
news_site	string	Display name of the publisher.
summary	string	Short summary of the blog post.
published_at	string	ISO 8601 timestamp when the blog post was originally published.
updated_at	string	ISO 8601 timestamp when the blog post was last updated in SNAPI.
featured	boolean	Whether the blog post is featured.
launches	array	Related Launch Library 2 launches.
events	array	Related Launch Library 2 events.

View JSON Schema on GitHub

JSON Schema

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  "description": "A spaceflight blog post (longform commentary or analysis) from a participating publisher.",
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    "id": {
      "type": "integer",
      "readOnly": true,
      "description": "Unique identifier of the blog post.",
      "example": 2277
    },
    "title": {
      "type": "string",
      "maxLength": 250,
      "description": "Title of the blog post.",
      "example": "United Launch Alliance Precisely Delivers Seventh Amazon Leo Mission"
    },
    "authors": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "List of authors who contributed to the blog post.",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "description": "Author byline for an article, blog, or report.",
        "properties": {
          "name": {
            "type": "string",
            "maxLength": 250,
            "description": "Display name of the author.",
            "example": "Will Robinson-Smith"
          },
          "socials": {
            "type": "object",
            "description": "Social media handles for an author.",
            "properties": {
              "x": {
                "type": "string",
                "format": "uri",
                "maxLength": 200,
                "description": "URL of the author's X (Twitter) profile.",
                "example": "https://x.com/willrobinsons"
              },
              "youtube": {
                "type": "string",
                "format": "uri",
                "maxLength": 200,
                "description": "URL of the author's YouTube channel.",
                "example": "https://youtube.com/@author"
              },
              "instagram": {
                "type": "string",
                "format": "uri",
                "maxLength": 200,
                "description": "URL of the author's Instagram profile.",
                "example": "https://instagram.com/author"
              },
              "linkedin": {
                "type": "string",
                "format": "uri",
                "maxLength": 200,
                "description": "URL of the author's LinkedIn profile.",
                "example": "https://linkedin.com/in/author"
              },
              "mastodon": {
                "type": "string",
                "format": "uri",
                "maxLength": 200,
                "description": "URL of the author's Mastodon profile.",
                "example": "https://mastodon.social/@author"
              },
              "bluesky": {
                "type": "string",
                "format": "uri",
                "maxLength": 200,
                "description": "URL of the author's Bluesky profile.",
                "example": "https://bsky.app/profile/author.bsky.social"
              }
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    "url": {
      "type": "string",
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      "description": "Canonical URL of the blog post on the source publisher.",
      "example": "https://blog.ulalaunch.com/blog/seventh-amazon-leo-mission"
    },
    "image_url": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "uri",
      "maxLength": 500,
      "description": "URL to a cover/header image for the blog post.",
      "example": "https://blog.ulalaunch.com/hubfs/av_leo7_l4_media.jpg"
    },
    "news_site": {
      "type": "string",
      "readOnly": true,
      "description": "Display name of the publisher.",
      "example": "United Launch Alliance"
    },
    "summary": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Short summary of the blog post.",
      "example": "ULA has launched the majority of Amazon Leo satellites on orbit."
    },
    "published_at": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date-time",
      "description": "ISO 8601 timestamp when the blog post was originally published.",
      "example": "2026-05-30T01:40:06Z"
    },
    "updated_at": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date-time",
      "readOnly": true,
      "description": "ISO 8601 timestamp when the blog post was last updated in SNAPI.",
      "example": "2026-05-30T01:50:20.401325Z"
    },
    "featured": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Whether the blog post is featured.",
      "example": false
    },
    "launches": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Related Launch Library 2 launches.",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "description": "Relationship to a Launch Library 2 launch.",
        "properties": {
          "launch_id": {
            "type": "string",
            "format": "uuid",
            "description": "Launch Library 2 launch UUID.",
            "example": "f33d5ece-e825-4cd8-809f-1d4c72a2e0d3"
          },
          "provider": {
            "type": "string",
            "readOnly": true,
            "description": "Source provider of the related launch (typically Launch Library 2).",
            "example": "Launch Library 2"
          }
        },
        "required": [
          "launch_id",
          "provider"
        ]
      }
    },
    "events": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Related Launch Library 2 events.",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "description": "Relationship to a Launch Library 2 event (e.g. EVA, docking, milestone).",
        "properties": {
          "event_id": {
            "type": "integer",
            "maximum": 2147483647,
            "minimum": -2147483648,
            "description": "Launch Library 2 event identifier.",
            "example": 851
          },
          "provider": {
            "type": "string",
            "readOnly": true,
            "description": "Source provider of the related event (typically Launch Library 2).",
            "example": "Launch Library 2"
          }
        },
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          "event_id",
          "provider"
        ]
      }
    }
  },
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    "title",
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}