Better email alerts for space launch updates #200

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opened 2025-08-09 08:06:13 +01:00 by edward · 0 comments

edward commented

2025-08-09 08:06:13 +01:00

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Status change should be one line, not three. Dates should be human readable instead of ISO. Don't need to include 'Last Updated'.

Current example:

🚀 Space Launch Update

Mission: Starship | Flight 10
Status: To Be Confirmed
Launch Date: 22 Aug 2025 at 23:30 UTC
Location: SpaceX Starbase, TX, USA

Changes:
• Status changed from '2' to '8'
• Status changed from 'To Be Determined' to 'To Be Confirmed'
• Status changed from 'TBD' to 'TBC'
• Status changed from 'Current date is a placeholder or rough estimation based on unreliable or interpreted sources.' to 'Awaiting official confirmation - current date is known with some certainty.'
• Last Updated changed from '2025-07-14T22:43:26Z' to '2025-08-08T16:03:39Z'
• Launch time changed from 31 Aug 2025 at 00:00 UTC to 22 Aug 2025 at 23:30 UTC
• Window End changed from '2025-08-31T00:00:00Z' to '2025-08-23T01:34:00Z'
• Window Start changed from '2025-08-31T00:00:00Z' to '2025-08-22T23:30:00Z'
• Net Precision['Id changed from '7' to '1'
• Net Precision['Name changed from 'Month' to 'Minute'
• Net Precision['Abbrev changed from 'M' to 'MIN'
• Net Precision['Description changed from 'The T-0 is expected in the given month.' to 'The T-0 is accurate to the minute.'
• Agency Launch Attempt Count changed from '562' to '557'
• Agency Launch Attempt Count Year changed from '113' to '108'

View all launches: https://edwardbetts.com/agenda/launches

Status change should be one line, not three. Dates should be human readable instead of ISO. Don't need to include 'Last Updated'. Current example: ``` 🚀 Space Launch Update Mission: Starship | Flight 10 Status: To Be Confirmed Launch Date: 22 Aug 2025 at 23:30 UTC Location: SpaceX Starbase, TX, USA Changes: • Status changed from '2' to '8' • Status changed from 'To Be Determined' to 'To Be Confirmed' • Status changed from 'TBD' to 'TBC' • Status changed from 'Current date is a placeholder or rough estimation based on unreliable or interpreted sources.' to 'Awaiting official confirmation - current date is known with some certainty.' • Last Updated changed from '2025-07-14T22:43:26Z' to '2025-08-08T16:03:39Z' • Launch time changed from 31 Aug 2025 at 00:00 UTC to 22 Aug 2025 at 23:30 UTC • Window End changed from '2025-08-31T00:00:00Z' to '2025-08-23T01:34:00Z' • Window Start changed from '2025-08-31T00:00:00Z' to '2025-08-22T23:30:00Z' • Net Precision['Id changed from '7' to '1' • Net Precision['Name changed from 'Month' to 'Minute' • Net Precision['Abbrev changed from 'M' to 'MIN' • Net Precision['Description changed from 'The T-0 is expected in the given month.' to 'The T-0 is accurate to the minute.' • Agency Launch Attempt Count changed from '562' to '557' • Agency Launch Attempt Count Year changed from '113' to '108' View all launches: https://edwardbetts.com/agenda/launches ```