Template:Infobox astronaut

Infobox astronaut

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{{Infobox astronaut}} may be used in an article about a person who is an astronaut or cosmonaut.

Usage

This infobox may be added by copy-pasting the template as shown below into an article.

{{{honorific_prefix}}} {{{name}}} {{{honorific_suffix}}}
{{{native_name}}}
[[File:{{{image}}}|{{{image_size}}}|alt={{{alt}}}|upright=1]] {{{caption}}}
Born	{{{birth_name}}} {{{birth_date}}} {{{birth_place}}}
Status	{{{status}}}
Died	{{{death_date}}} {{{death_place}}}
Resting place	{{{resting_place}}} {{{resting_place_coords}}}
Nationality	{{{nationality}}}
Other names	{{{other_names}}}
Alma mater	{{{alma_mater}}}
Occupation	{{{occupation}}}
Awards	{{{awards}}}
Space career
{{{type}}}
Current occupation	{{{current_occupation}}}
Previous occupation	{{{previous_occupation}}}
Rank	{{{rank}}}
Time in space	{{{space_time}}}
Selection	{{{selection}}} [a date]
Total EVAs	{{{evas}}} [a number]
Total EVA time	{{{eva_time}}}
Missions	{{{missions}}} or {{{mission}}}
Mission insignia	{{{insignia}}}
Retirement	{{{retirement}}} [a date]
Memorials	{{{memorials}}}
{{{module}}}
Website	{{{website}}}

{{Infobox astronaut
| name = 
| honorific_prefix =
| honorific_suffix = 
| image = 
| image_size = 
| alt =
| caption = 
| type = 
| native_name = 
| native_name_lang = 
| nationality = 
| status = 
| birth_name = 
| birth_date = 
| birth_place = 
| death_date = 
| death_place = 
| resting_place = 
| resting_place_coords = 
| other_names = 
| occupation = 
| current_occupation = 
| previous_occupation = 
| alma_mater = 
| rank = 
| space_time = 
| selection = 
| evas = 
| eva_time =    <!-- h m s -->
| missions =    <!-- or: |mission= -->
| insignia = 
| retirement =  <!-- {{end date|YYYY|MM|DD}} -->
| awards = 
| memorials = 
| website =     <!-- {{URL|example.com}} -->
| module = 
| child =
}}

Parameters

Parameter	Explanation
name	Commonly-known name of person (defaults to article name, without disambiguation)
honorific_prefix	To appear on the line above the person's name
honorific_suffix	To appear on the line below the person's name
image	A picture of or including the person. Use file name only, without the brackets and File: or Image: prefix (abc.jpg, xyz.png, etc.)
image_size	Size to display image: 200px (set width), x300px (set height), or 200x300px (max width & max height). This defaults to frameless (default is 220px, but logged in users can change this by clicking on "my preferences" and adjusting thumbnail size) if empty or omitted. This parameter should not normally need to be set.
alt	Alternative text for image, for visually impaired readers (see WP:ALT)
caption	Caption to accompany image. If a (portrait) photograph of the person, try to include date of photo and photographer's name.
type	Sponsoring agency (NASA, RKA, ESA, CSA, etc.) plus "Astronaut" ("Cosmonaut" for RKA) for professionals; Payload Specialist, Tourist, etc. for other flyers.
native_name	Name in the person's native language. If more than one, separate using {{plainlist}}.
native_name_lang	ISO 639-1 two-letter code for person's native language (e.g. "fr" for French). If more than one, use {{lang}} in |native_name= instead.
nationality	Nationality. Do not use a flag template.
status	Status of involvement with an astro/cosmonaut corps (e.g. Active, Retired, Dismissed); applies only to living persons. Remove upon death; do not put "dead" or circumstances of death.
birth_name	Name at birth, if different than name
birth_date	Date of birth. If the person is living, use {{Birth date and age}}, {{Birth-date and age}}, or {{Birth year and age}}. If deceased, use {{Birth date}} or {{Birth-date}}. Use plain text for partial dates. Example: {{Birth date and age|1950|8|26}} if born August 26, 1950 Example: {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1950|8|26}} to display birth date as 26 August 1950
birth_place	Place of birth (town/city, state/province, country).
death_date	Date of death. If the date of birth is known, use {{Death date and age}}, {{Death-date and age}}, or {{Death year and age}}. Otherwise, use {{Death date}} or {{Death-date}}. Use plain text for partial dates. Example: {{Death date and age|1993|2|24|1950|8|26}} if died February 24, 1993 and born August 26, 1950 Example: {{Death date and age|df=yes|1993|2|24|1941|4|12}} to display death date as 24 February 1993
death_place	Place of death (town/city, state/province, country).
resting_place	Location where person buried, ashes interred/scattered, etc.
resting_place_coords	Precise coordinates for place of burial, ash-scattering etc. Use {{coord}} template.
other_names	If person used/known by names other than those already given.
occupation	Occupation or occupations other than as an astro/cosmonaut.
current_occupation	Current occupation if not still an astro/cosmonaut.
previous_occupation	Occupation before becoming an astro/cosmonaut.
alma_mater	Alma mater.
rank	Military rank (if any).
space_time	Total time (to date) person has spent in space (h(ours) m(inutes) s(econds)).
selection	Date when person selected to train as an astronaut.
evas	Total number of EVAs.
eva_time	Total time of all EVAs when combined.
missions or: mission	Completed or in-progress space mission or missions in which the person has taken or is taking part. Do not enter future missions: crew assignments can change prior to launch.
insignia	One or more images of completed or in-progress mission insignia for space missions in which the person has taken or is taking part. Do not enter future missions: crew assignments can change prior to launch.
retirement	Date when person retired from astro/cosmonaut activity.
awards	Any awards person has received.
memorials	Any monuments or memorials to the person.
website or: url	Official website only. Unofficial websites should be placed under ==External links== in the body of the article. Use {{URL}} as in {{URL|Example.com}}. Do not include the www. part unless the server requires it. Use camel case capitalization to make multiword domain names easier to read.
module	Used for embedding other templates into this infobox (see below for more details).
child	For embedding this infobox into another (see below for more details).

Embedding other templates via module parameter

The module parameter is used for embedding other templates into this infobox (see Wikipedia:Infobox modules). For example:

{{Infobox astronaut
| name = 
| <!-- etc. -->
| module = 
  {{Infobox football biography |embed=yes
  | <!-- etc. -->
  }}
}}

Use as an embedded template via child parameter

The child parameter is used when embedding this infobox into another.

This infobox may be used to create a genre-specific section within {{Infobox person}} (or similar biographical infobox templates) for cases where a person may be notable in more than one field; a generic example is shown below. For guidance on usage, see Wikipedia:Infobox modules. Also see the Template:Infobox documentation which explains embedding and subboxes.

{{Infobox person
| name = 
| image = 
| caption = 
| birth_date = 
| birth_place = 
| <!-- etc. -->
| module = 
  {{Infobox astronaut | child=yes
  | parameter-1 = 
  | parameter-2 = 
  | parameter-3 = 
  | parameter-4 = 
  | <!-- etc. -->
  }}
}}

Example

Yuri Gagarin
Юрий Гагарин
Gagarin on a visit to Sweden, 1964
Born	Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin (1934-03-09)9 March 1934 Klushino, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died	27 March 1968(1968-03-27) (aged 34) Novosyolovo, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Resting place	Kremlin Wall Necropolis
Nationality	Soviet
Occupation	Pilot
Awards	Hero of the Soviet Union Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration"
Space career
Soviet cosmonaut The first human in space
Rank	Colonel (Polkovnik), Soviet Air Forces
Time in space	1 hour, 48 minutes
Selection	Air Force Group 1
Missions	Vostok 1

{{Infobox astronaut
| name          = Yuri Gagarin
| image         = Gagarin in Sweden.jpg
| caption       = Gagarin on a visit to Sweden, 1964
| type          = [[Soviet space program|Soviet]] cosmonaut<br />The first human in [[outer space|space]]
| native_name   = Юрий Гагарин
| native_name_lang = ru 
| nationality   = [[Soviet people|Soviet]]
| birth_name    = Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin
| birth_date    = {{Birth date|df=yes|1934|3|9}}
| birth_place   = [[Klushino]], [[Russian SFSR]], [[Soviet Union]]
| death_date    = {{Death date and age|df=yes|1968|3|27|1934|3|9}}
| death_place   = [[Novosyolovo]], Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
| resting_place = [[Kremlin Wall Necropolis]]
| occupation    = [[Pilot (aircraft)|Pilot]]
| rank          = Colonel ([[Polkovnik]]), [[Soviet Air Forces]]
| selection     = [[List of astronauts by year of selection#1960|Air Force Group 1]]
| time          = 1 hour, 48 minutes
| mission       = [[Vostok 1]]
| insignia      = 
| awards        = {{Hero of the Soviet Union}} {{Order of Lenin}}
}}

Microformat

The HTML markup produced by this template includes an hCard microformat, which makes the person's details parsable by computers, either acting automatically to catalogue articles across Wikipedia or via a browser tool operated by a reader, to (for example) add the subject to an address book or database. For more information about the use of microformats on Wikipedia, please see the microformat project.

Sub-templates

Date-of-birth ("bday") information will only be included in the microformat if {{birth date}}, or {{birth date and age}} are used in the infobox. (Do not use these if the date is before 1583). Be cautious about using these if the person is still living, per WP:DOB.

To include a URL, use {{URL}}.

Please do not remove instances of these sub-templates.

Classes

hCard uses HTML classes including:

• adr
• agent
• bday
• birthplace
• category
• country-name
• deathdate
• deathplace
• extended-address
• family-name
• fn (required)
• given-name
• honorific-prefix
• honorific-suffix
• label
• locality
• n
• nickname
• note
• org
• role
• url
• vcard

Please do not rename or remove these classes nor collapse nested elements which use them.

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