`get_latest_launch`

Pack: spacex · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/spacex/mcp

No MCP client? Call it directly: GET https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/get_latest_launch for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.

Get the most recent SpaceX launch. Returns launch name, date (UTC), success status, mission details, rocket, launch pad, and media links (webcast, article, wikipedia).

Example call

Arguments

{}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/spacex/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"get_latest_launch","arguments":{}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('get_latest_launch', {});

Response shape

Always returns: name, date_utc, success, details, rocket, links

Field	Type	Description
`name`	string	Launch name
`date_utc`	string	Launch date in UTC
`success`	boolean \| null	Launch success status
`details`	string \| null	Launch details
`rocket`	string	Rocket ID
`links`	object

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "name": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Launch name"
    },
    "date_utc": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Launch date in UTC"
    },
    "success": {
      "type": [
        "boolean",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Launch success status"
    },
    "details": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Launch details"
    },
    "rocket": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Rocket ID"
    },
    "links": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "webcast": {
          "type": [
            "string",
            "null"
          ],
          "description": "Webcast link"
        },
        "article": {
          "type": [
            "string",
            "null"
          ],
          "description": "Article link"
        },
        "wikipedia": {
          "type": [
            "string",
            "null"
          ],
          "description": "Wikipedia link"
        }
      },
      "required": [
        "webcast",
        "article",
        "wikipedia"
      ]
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "name",
    "date_utc",
    "success",
    "details",
    "rocket",
    "links"
  ]
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "spacex": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/spacex/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

get_latest_launch