diff --git a/app/__init__.py b/app/__init__.py
index 70b4cabfe..60b2c07c2 100644
--- a/app/__init__.py
+++ b/app/__init__.py
@@ -1,7 +1,20 @@
 from flask import Flask
+from flask_sqlalchemy import SQLAlchemy
+from flask_migrate import Migrate
 
+db = SQLAlchemy()
+migrate = Migrate()
 
 def create_app(test_config=None):
     app = Flask(__name__)
 
+    app.comfig['SQLALCHEMY_TRACK_MODIFICATIONS'] = False
+    app.config['SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI'] = 'postgresql+psycopg2://postgres:postgres@localhost:5432/solar_system_development'
+    
+    db.init_app(app)
+    migrate.init_app(app, db)
+
+    from .routes import planet_bp
+    app.register_blueprint(planet_bp)
+    
     return app
diff --git a/app/models/__init__.py b/app/models/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ec9c5eaac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/models/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+def create_app(test_config=None):
+
+    from app.models.book import Book
+
+    return app
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diff --git a/app/models/planet.py b/app/models/planet.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c06af9a2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/models/planet.py
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+from app import db
+
+class Plant(db.Model):
+    id = db.Column(db.Integer, primary_key=True, autoincrement=True)
+    name = db.Column(db.String)
+    description = db.Column(db.String)
+    moons = db.Column(db.Integer)
+
+    def to_json(self):
+        return {
+                "id": self.id,
+                "name": self.name,
+                "desciption": self.description,
+                "moons": self.moons
+            }
diff --git a/app/routes.py b/app/routes.py
index 8e9dfe684..547f484a4 100644
--- a/app/routes.py
+++ b/app/routes.py
@@ -1,2 +1,53 @@
-from flask import Blueprint
+from flask import Blueprint, jsonify, abort, make_response
 
+
+class Planet:
+    def __init__(self, id, name, description, moons):
+        self.id = id
+        self.name = name
+        self.description = description
+        self.moons = moons
+    def to_json(self):
+        return {
+                "id": self.id,
+                "name": self.name,
+                "desciption": self.description,
+                "moons": self.moons
+            }
+
+planets = [
+            Planet(1, "Mercury", "the nearest planet to the Sun", 0),
+            Planet(2, "Venus", "named after the Roman goddess of love and beauty", 0),
+            Planet(3, "Earth", "Home. the only astronomical object known to harbor life", 1),
+            Planet(4, "Mars", "is often called the Red Planet", 2),
+            Planet(5, "Jupiter", "more then 2.5 time the mass of all other planets", 79),
+            Planet(6, "Saturn", "second-largest planet in the Solar System", 82),
+            Planet(7, "Uranus", "named after the Greek god of the sky", 27),
+            Planet(8, "Neptune", "the densest giant planet", 14),
+            Planet(9, "Pluto", "may or may not be a planet, poor Pluto", 1)
+            ]
+planet_bp = Blueprint("planets", __name__, url_prefix="/planets")
+
+@planet_bp.route("", methods=["GET"])
+def read_planets():
+    planets_response = []
+    for planet in planets:
+        planets_response.append(planet.to_json())
+    return jsonify(planets_response), 200
+
+def validate_planet(planet_id):
+    try:
+        planet_id = int(planet_id)
+    except:
+        abort(make_response({"message":f"planet {planet_id} invalid"}, 400))
+
+    for planet in planets:
+        if planet.id == planet_id:
+            return planet
+
+    abort(make_response({"message":f"planet {planet_id} not found"}, 404))
+
+@planet_bp.route("/<planet_id>", methods=["GET"])
+def read_one_planet(planet_id):
+    planet = validate_planet(planet_id)
+    return jsonify(planet.to_json(), 200)
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