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+import unittest
+import requests
+
+class TestSpaceXAPI(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    BASE_URL = "https://api.spacexdata.com/v4"
+
+    def test_latest_launch(self):
+        url = f"{self.BASE_URL}/launches/latest"
+        response = requests.get(url)
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
+        data = response.json()
+        #checks to make sure that there is a response of a name, date, and a rocket that is used in the launch
+        self.assertIn("name", data)
+        self.assertIn("date_utc", data)
+        self.assertIn("rocket", data)
+
+    def test_all_rockets(self):
+        url = f"{self.BASE_URL}/rockets"
+        response = requests.get(url)
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
+        data = response.json()
+        self.assertIsInstance(data, list)
+        if data:  # checks to see that there is at least one rocket in the response that is received from the API
+            self.assertIn("name", data[0])
+            self.assertIn("active", data[0])
+            self.assertIn("stages", data[0])
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    unittest.main()
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