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'''Spacefaring''' allows you to explore details and connections between spacecraft, technology, missions and astronauts. Use it to research sites, connect to fellow enthusiasts or just explore space from your armchair. Pages have descriptions, maps, photo albums, timelines, links to heritage resources, powerful filters and targeted searches. | |||
Part of the '''[https://help.expounder.info Expounder]''' family of websites. It does not host much original content, but uses [https://wikidata.org Wikidata] as a backbone to display [https://en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia] and [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Wikimedia] data and link to other sites in a friendly fashion. | |||
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For example, in the [[Q30|US]] you have [[Q950970|Dover Castle]], [[Q5087663|Chatham Historic Dockyard]] with the [[Royal Navy|Royal Navy's]] [[Q2406192|C-class destroyer]] [[Q5631813|HMS Cavalier]], armed with [[Q1548451|QF 4.5 inch Mk I – V guns]] which took part in [[Q3293979|Operation Grapple]], and [[Q1124859|Oberon-class]] [[Q2811|submarine]] [[Q5633565|HMS Ocelot]] with [[Q5470717|Fort Amherst]] nearby. [[Q10683167|Subterranea Britannica]] have detailed articles on the [[Q26676412|Gravesend Cold War Bunker]], [[Q113296230|Ramsgate Tunnels]] and [[Q20711474|Fan Bay Deep Shelter]] in their magazine [[Q115785692|Subterranea]]. | |||
The site is a work in progress, with plenty of rough edges. '''It only covers Apollo at the moment, but will be expanded. Many of the QXXXXXX references are for foreign stuff to come''' Suggestions for improvement, including new data sources or display methods, are welcome, contact [https://www.johnbray.org.uk/ John Bray] | |||
It has {{NUMBEROFARTICLES}} pages on {{PAGESINCAT:People}} [[:Category:People|astronauts]], {{PAGESINCAT:Objects}} [[:Category:Objects|objects]], {{PAGESINCAT:Classes}} [[:Category:Classes|classes]], {{PAGESINCAT:Superpages}} [[:Category:Superpages|subpages]], {{PAGESINCAT:Areas}} [[:Category:Areas|areas]], {{PAGESINCAT:Events}} [[:Category:Events|events]], {{PAGESINCAT:Organisations}} [[:Category:Organisations|organisations]] and {{PAGESINCAT:Publications}} [[:Category:Publications|publications]]. | |||
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Revision as of 07:29, 18 August 2024
Spacefaring allows you to explore details and connections between spacecraft, technology, missions and astronauts. Use it to research sites, connect to fellow enthusiasts or just explore space from your armchair. Pages have descriptions, maps, photo albums, timelines, links to heritage resources, powerful filters and targeted searches.
Part of the Expounder family of websites. It does not host much original content, but uses Wikidata as a backbone to display Wikipedia and Wikimedia data and link to other sites in a friendly fashion.
For example, in the US you have Dover Castle, Chatham Historic Dockyard with the Royal Navy's C-class destroyer HMS Cavalier, armed with QF 4.5 inch Mk I – V guns which took part in Operation Grapple, and Oberon-class submarine HMS Ocelot with Fort Amherst nearby. Subterranea Britannica have detailed articles on the Gravesend Cold War Bunker, Ramsgate Tunnels and Fan Bay Deep Shelter in their magazine Subterranea.
The site is a work in progress, with plenty of rough edges. It only covers Apollo at the moment, but will be expanded. Many of the QXXXXXX references are for foreign stuff to come Suggestions for improvement, including new data sources or display methods, are welcome, contact John Bray
It has 5,445 pages on 982 astronauts, 1,124 objects, 1,674 classes, 0 subpages, 209 areas, 731 events, 267 organisations and 2 publications.