Template:Current spaceflight

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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}}).

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TemplateData

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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.

Template parameters

This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.

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. Example January 2013 Auto value {{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}	Line	suggested
Mission, not flight?	mission	Enter any text here to replace "spaceflight" with "space mission". Example y Auto value y	Line	optional
Spaceflight-related activity?	related	Enter any text here to add "-related activity" after "spaceflight". Example y Auto value y	Line	optional
Details	details	Text to replace "Details may change ..." in the template	String	optional
Year	year 3	The year of the spaceflight Example 2013	Line	optional
Affected area	1	Text to replace the word "article", usually "section" Example section Auto value section	String	optional

See also

• Wikipedia:Current event templates
• Template:Current
• Template:Current related
• Template:Current person

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