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Size

Wow, there are a lot of spaceports! I've taken a few steps to make the template a bit smaller by eliminating some of the whitespace. Does it still look OK? Sdsds 00:56, 16 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Made it simpler and smaller... no image, but more readable.Ricnun 09:35, 16 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Nice improvement! Sdsds 09:39, 16 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Made it smaller again. (Much! ;-)

Guiana (ESA)

It sure seems strange to me, but apparently French Guiana is a part of France, not a seperate country. Should this template be changed to reflect that oddity? Sdsds 09:38, 16 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, It's part of France, see the wikipedia French Guiana article. Changed the template to reflect that. Ricnun 16:43, 16 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Private (USA) spaceports list

Reading all of these articles in that line, every spaceport in that line is actually operated by a state or local government authority. Should this be changed to reflect that fact? --AEMoreira042281 23:29, 2 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

That's a really good point. I think what "private spaceport" implies is a facility at which private spaceflight launches or landings are permitted. (sdsds - talk) 18:00, 3 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Shorter names

The following is a closed discussion of the proposal. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.

The result of the proposal was no consensus. (sdsds - talk) 21:17, 1 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I propose to edit this template to shorten the names from e.g. "Baikonur Cosmodrome" to "Baikonur" and from "Kennedy Space Center" to "Kennedy", etc. There are two motivations for this:

  1. The terseness would be a good thing in an already large and ever-growing template.
  2. Spellings of some terms (e.g. "centre") can be controversial, whereas spellings of place names are slightly less so.

Before making the edit, maybe we should take a straw poll to get some sense of whether this change to the template would be at all controversial. (sdsds - talk) 20:54, 22 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Poll

Comments

  • I think there is much than can be done to make the template shorter without shortening the names. The image on the right seems to prevent the names from extending accross the template field properly, and other formatting tweaks can be done. The template needs to be in default-hidden mode so it's not too long all the time. Also, I don't like the new navbox-general format which puts the headings on the left, as this adds to making the template longer. However, a few editors imposed there preferneces on navbox formatting without consulting many of the editors who actually use them, and I'm not sure they would "allow" us to change the navbox formating here. -
    talk) 00:17, 23 November 2007 (UTC)[reply
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The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the proposal. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on this talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.

Inactivity as a criterion for exclusion

I propose altering this template to list only "active spaceports", which would be defined by something easily verifiable like, "A space launch has been conducted from the site within the last three years." Otherwise, we would need to add e.g. Hammaguir, since it was from there that France conducted its first satellite launch. Does a "three years" criterion sound about right? (sdsds - talk) 23:49, 1 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Finding a representational image

This template would be better if it included an image that was highly representational of spaceports, both as they exist now and as they will (soon?) exist in the future. I tried to find one that showed multiple launch vehicles, to hint at there being lots of launch activity. Maybe there's a better image, e.g. of "Missile Row" with multiple rockets at their pads? Or something else entirely? (sdsds - talk) 05:03, 7 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I preferred it as it was, without the image. --GW_Simulations
Talk 00:30, 9 March 2008 (UTC)[reply
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Fort Churchill

I suggest to delete Fort Churchill as a spaceport, as not one of its rockets ever reached space; all launches were sub-orbital. --

talk) 02:18, 14 October 2009 (UTC)[reply
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Green River

The Greater Green River Intergalactic Spaceport does not belong in this template, as it was titled a "spaceport" for essentially marketing purposes. No spacecraft have taken off or landed at the site, nor is it licensed as a spaceport by the FAA.--TDogg310 (talk) 17:18, 14 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Woomera

Any reason not to include Woomera, South Australia? Goustien (talk) 17:49, 29 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

@Goustien: I know it's been a couple years since you asked, but Woomera is included since 24 February 2016. — JFG talk 21:10, 1 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hainan Wenchang vs Xichang

Following my reverts of

Talk:Hainan Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site. Editors, please contribute there. — JFG talk 21:08, 1 October 2016 (UTC)[reply
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Poker Flat?

Should Poker Flat Research Range be added? It is an active range, with rockets reaching 1500 km apogees. Dralwik|Have a Chat 20:44, 16 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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