Template: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.

{{Infobox astronaut
| name = 
| honorific_prefix = 
| honorific_suffix = 
| image = 
| image_size = 
| alt =
| caption = 
| type = 
| native_name = 
| native_name_lang = 
| nationality = <!-- use only when necessary per [[WP:INFONAT]] -->
| 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

Template:Noitalic	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. Use only when necessary per WP:INFONAT, Do not use a flag template.
citizenship	Citizenship. Use only when necessary per WP:INFONAT.
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.

Example

The following markup is included only for illustration purposes. It is not intended to provide up-to-date information about Yuri Gagarin and should not be updated for the sake of truth.

{{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 
| 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}}
}}

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