Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Spaceflight

Main page   Discussion   Members   Assessment Popular pages   Open tasks   Recognized content     Awards   Portal Translational Research Institute for Space Health article needs review Hello everyone, I have drafted an article for the Translational Research Institute for Space Health, a long-time redlinked page and the country's only institute dedicated to space health. Is someone available to review and help me get the page live? It has been awaiting review since last fall and has already been through a round of edits since then. Thank you so much in advance! Catherine Tyson (talk) 15:40, 10 April 2023 (UTC) SpaceNews citations I would like to propose that SpaceNews citations be avoided if at all possible. I have not encountered anything suggesting that they are in anyway an unreliable source, but at the time of writing, spacenews.com is excluded from the Wayback Machine and that creates a problem for citation longevity. So I propose that in instances where another reliable source can be easily found, it is used instead. askeuhd (talk) 09:17, 8 March 2023 (UTC) Collaboration and improvement on Space Food article Hi everyone, I have been trying to improve the Space Food article (Space food). It's currently listed under the "articles for improvement" page (Wikipedia:Articles for improvement/Articles). I have been working on improving this article the last few weeks such as adding more sources, reorganising content for better readability, adding more technical content to provide further explanations and context for the readers etc. The article is currently Class C - Mid Importance on the Spaceflight WikiProject. I am trying to improve the article and perhaps even raise its class. Would anyone be interested in collaborating together on this? Note* I originally posted this message on the article talk page but there wasn't much activity so posting here instead. Very keen to work with others to get it improved! Thanks! Starlights99 (talk) 18:01, 12 March 2023 (UTC) Separate Article For Space probe I've seen a Space probe article was redirected. This is very similar to content removal. I think info about a space probe should be on the relevant article, since there are many types of a crewed spacecraft. For example, a Space telescope, is very different from a space probe. Space probe and Space telescope are both uncrewed spacecraft. 195.5.3.58 (talk) 14:13, 4 April 2023 (UTC) As I said before, nothing was removed, but redirected to more general article. There article on space probe was almost completely unsourced, saying nothing more than it is a type of uncrewed spacecraft. Very few sources are available on space probes in general, and there is no need to have a separate article that reads like a dictionary term "space probe is a type of an uncrewed spacecraft that explores bodies other than Earth." Same is applicable to cargo spacecraft. As for space telescope, it's a very special type of uncrewed spacecraft, with vast literature available on the subject. Artem.G (talk) 14:57, 4 April 2023 (UTC) Why sources weren't added on Space probe article? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 195.5.3.58 (talk) 15:44, 4 April 2023 (UTC) Because I see no reason for a separate article? I asked you several times to provide better sources, if you want to improve the article you can start doing it. The old article is bad, see reasons above. If you can do better, do it! Otherwise, let's see what other editors think. Artem.G (talk) 19:35, 4 April 2023 (UTC) You can add sources from articles about some of space probes. Or create a list of space probes. For example, what one is the farthest, or how long can it last. This is a reason of separate article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 195.5.3.58 (talk) 06:54, 5 April 2023 (UTC) There is already a List of Solar System probes, no other list of space probes is needed. Artem.G (talk) 18:19, 5 April 2023 (UTC) Looks like Artem.G beat me to saying "the list you suggest here already exists elsewhere, namely List of Solar System probes, List of uncrewed spacecraft by program and List of space telescopes, and are already linked in the section to which the redirect points". I personally think the article as it was met the deletion criteria for its lack of citations, approximate duplication of existing topics, and lack of encyclopedic content. A merge and redirect was the best outcome. I understand that it can be frustrating to see work moved, modified, or deleted, but remember the project, not any individual contributer, owns this content so we shouldn't be afraid move, modify, delete material to comply with the project's policies and guidelines and manual of style. Certainly there is room for improvement. If you think the stand-alone article can be salvaged, I would recommend expanding section to which it currently points and spin-off an article after it is well-cited, clearly establishes a distinction between its topic and others that already exist, and describes the topic in an encyclopedic tone. You are certainly welcome to ask for help and comments here and at relevant article talk pages, but ultimately if you want these changes done the imperative is on you, you cannot demand that Artem.G or anyone else make them for you (I'm sure there is a guideline or policy which elaborates this concept, though I can't find it.)--Cincotta1 (talk) 18:44, 5 April 2023 (UTC) Euclid FYI File:Euclid Structural and thermal model.jpg has been nominated for deletion This is a photo of an engineering model of the spacecraft. It is to be deleted as it can be replaced as representation by an artist's rendering of the spacecraft -- 64.229.90.172 (talk) 05:05, 9 April 2023 (UTC)