Wikipedia:WikiProject Rocketry

WikiProject Rocketry
	Launch of Apollo 11
Shortcuts	WP:LV, WP:ROCKET, WP:ROCKETRY
Category	Rocketry
Wikimedia Commons	Rocketry
Project banner template	{{WikiProject Rocketry}}
Userboxes	{{User Rocketry WikiProject}}; {{Wikipedia:WikiProject Rocketry/Userbox}}
Has goals?	Yes

This WikiProject is believed to be inactive.

Consider looking for related projects for help or ask at the Teahouse.
If you are not currently a member and wish to help you may still join the project. This status should be changed if any activity resumes.

Consider looking for related projects like WikiProject Aviation, WikiProject Spaceflight and WikiProject Transport for help.

Welcome to WikiProject Rocketry! This WikiProject aims to organise, expand, and improve articles about rocketry. If you would like to help, please add yourself as a member in the project. If you have any questions related to rocketry, please post it to the discussion page.

ScopeEdit

This project generally considers any article related to rocketry to be within its scope. This includes all types of rockets, their subsystems, launch sites, rocket launches, rocketry history, and rocket-powered aircraft. Individuals and organisations directly related to rocketry are also within the scope of this project. Spacecraft, their subsystems, spaceflight, etc. are not considered to be within the scope of this project. See Wikipedia:WikiProject Spaceflight.

How can you helpEdit

Promote the project

Join this project! Add yourself to the list, and add the userbox to your page, to advertise the project to people who happen to pass by.
Invite people to the project – drop a note or invite template {{WikiProject Rocketry invite}} on the user talk page of editors working on Rocketry topics who aren't project members.
Consider promoting the project via the Wikipedia Signpost WikiProject desk.

Improve the project

Update the project pages, archive clutter, and make use of the latest automation available
Consult the WikiProject Guide for ideas
Come up with new ones

Use the project

Monitor discussions on talk pages of articles covered by the project. Recent changes to the project's talk pages
Create a new article.

Expand some of the articles (check out Category:Rocketry stubs or some of its subcategories), always respecting Wikipedia's Neutral Point of View Policy. Also, check the Wikipedia: Manual of Style.
Add references to articles which need referencing improving. Biographies of living persons are a particular priority.
Assess some of the Unassessed Rocketry articles, using the criteria at Wikipedia:WikiProject Rocketry/Assessment. Update the project banner on the relevant talk page.

Check the talk page for requests for help.

Open tasksEdit

To-do list for Wikipedia:WikiProject Rocketry: edit · history · watch · refresh · Updated 2020-09-13

Here are some tasks awaiting attention:

Article requests : See requested articles
Assess : See Category:Unassessed Rocketry articles and Category:Unknown-importance Rocketry articles.
Infobox : See Category:Rocketry articles needing infoboxes
Maintain : See Category:Rocketry articles needing attention
Stubs : See Category:Rocketry stubs
Update : Perigee Aerospace
Other : Revive WikiProject Rocketry

ResourcesEdit

Advice pagesEdit

Launch articles (by WikiProject Spaceflight)
Naming conventions

InfoboxesEdit

{{Infobox individual space vehicle}} – For articles about individual rockets
{{Infobox launch pad}} – For articles about launch pads and sites
{{Infobox rocket}} – For articles about rockets and rocket families
{{Infobox rocket engine}} – For articles about rocket engines
{{Infobox rocket launch}} – For articles about rocket launches
{{Infobox rocket stage}} – For articles about rocket stages
{{Infobox weapon}} – For articles about rockets and missiles as a weapon

Project bannerEdit

The {{WikiProject Rocketry}} project banner template should be added (not subst:ed) to the talk page of every article within the scope of the project. While the template does not require any additional parameters, it has a number of optional ones that add various extra features to the banner. The full syntax and usage instructions are listed on the template's documentation page.