# Rotary Agency Astronauts API

> Rotary Agency Astronauts API is a paid API for AI agents from rotaryagency.uk, paid per call via x402, $0.002/call, status down (last checked 2026-10-20).

Returns real-time data about astronauts currently in space, including names, spacecraft, and mission details

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://rotaryagency.uk/api/free/astronauts?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.002/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: down
- Last checked: 2026-10-20
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/rotary-agency-astronauts-api-24ca8c7c
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_cA0i-mUIJ4B7uJbC8_4z1

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability rotary-agency-astronauts-api-24ca8c7c
```

Example prompt: Who is currently in space right now? Give me the names of all astronauts in orbit and which spacecraft they're on.

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need a quick, low-cost ($0.002/call) lookup of who is currently in space with no authentication overhead. Ideal for dashboards, trivia apps, or educational tools that need real-time astronaut presence data without managing a data subscription.

## Known failure modes

- Upstream data source unavailable — returns error or stale data
- Payment not fulfilled — returns 402 Payment Required
- Rate limiting or server overload — returns 5xx error
- Malformed response if underlying free-source data changes schema

## How this service works

Free-source data APIs (100% margin, no proxy, $0.002/call): ...

## Output

A JSON object containing the count of people currently in space and an array of astronaut entries, each with the astronaut's name and the name of the spacecraft they are aboard.

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "varies": "endpoint-specific structured JSON"
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/rotary-agency-astronauts-api-24ca8c7c/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from rotaryagency.uk](https://www.zero.xyz/host/rotaryagency.uk/llms.txt)