Usage
This template should only be used on missions which are expected to generate news in the immediate future, such as ongoing human missions, or where details are expected to change rapidly, such as when an anomaly occurs or during the launch and early operations phase of the mission. It should not be used for flights which are undergoing routine operations, such as spacecraft that have reached their operational orbits, or probes in heliocentric orbit coasting to their rendezvous with a planetary body. Under normal circumstances it should not usually be displayed for more than a few days, unless the mission is still generating news, or details are still rapidly changing.
To make the banner more specific, add article, or section:
((Current spaceflight|article))
((Current spaceflight|section))
Adding this template to an article places the article in Category:Current events and Category:2024 in spaceflight. To change the category year from the current year, use the |year= parameter or the third parameter (e.g. ((Current spaceflight|article|2023))).
TemplateData
TemplateData for Current spaceflight
Use this template to indicate that an article documents a current or recent spaceflight, that details may change as the mission progresses and that initial news reports may be unreliable.
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month and year | date | The month and year that the template was placed (in full). "((subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME)) ((subst:CURRENTYEAR))" inserts the current month and year automatically.
| Line | suggested |
| Mission, not flight? | mission | Enter any text here to replace "spaceflight" with "space mission".
| Line | optional |
| Spaceflight-related activity? | related | Enter any text here to add "-related activity" after "spaceflight".
| Line | optional |
| Details | details | Text to replace "Details may change ..." in the template | String | optional |
| Year | year 3 | The year of the spaceflight
| Line | optional |
| Affected area | 1 | Text to replace the word "article", usually "section"
| String | optional |