.env.example

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# Project Zenith — environment template
# Copy this file to `.env.local` and fill in what you have.
# The app RUNS WITH NO KEYS (every data route has a graceful fallback). The two
# keys below unlock live NASA data and the AI features.
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# ── RECOMMENDED — live NASA data (APOD, Near-Earth Objects, DONKI space weather)
# Free instant key at https://api.nasa.gov  (just an email).
# Without it the app uses NASA's shared DEMO_KEY, which is rate-limited.
NASA_API_KEY=

# ── OPTIONAL — Groq AI (powers "Ask AI" + AI insights on archive detail pages)
# Free key at https://console.groq.com/keys
GROQ_API_KEY=
# Optional model override (defaults to llama-3.3-70b-versatile)
GROQ_MODEL=

# ── KEY-FREE services (no configuration needed) ──────────────────────────────
#   /api/iss → wheretheiss.at · /api/crew → Open Notify · /api/satellites → CelesTrak
#   /api/aurora → NOAA SWPC · /api/launches → Launch Library 2
#   /api/geocode → Open-Meteo + BigDataCloud