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<#
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. SYNOPSIS
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Checks the ISS position
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. DESCRIPTION
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This PowerShell script queries the position of the International Space Station ( ISS ) and replies by text-to -speech ( TTS ) .
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. EXAMPLE
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PS > . / check-iss -position
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. LINK
https : / / github . com / fleschutz / PowerShell
. NOTES
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Author : Markus Fleschutz | License : CC0
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#>
try {
$ISS = ( Invoke-WebRequest " http://api.open-notify.org/iss-now.json " -userAgent " curl " -useBasicParsing ) . Content | ConvertFrom-Json
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& " $PSScriptRoot /speak-english.ps1 " " The International Space Station is currently at $( $ISS . iss_position . longitude ) ° longitude and $( $ISS . iss_position . latitude ) ° latitude. "
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exit 0 # success
} catch {
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" ⚠️ Error in line $( $_ . InvocationInfo . ScriptLineNumber ) : $( $Error [ 0 ] ) "
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exit 1
}