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Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)

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The collaboratively edited online encyclopedia, cited here for its articles on space agencies, missions and pioneers fetched directly for this depth wave.

Facts
Publisher
Wikimedia Foundation
Source Type
Online encyclopedia
URL
https://en.wikipedia.org
Sources
Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Wikimedia FoundationSelf-citation
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Wikipedia is a free online encyclopedia, created and edited by volunteers around the world.
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Claims Backed By This Source (3,206 claims)

This source backs 3,206 claims across the atlas. As facts: 2,111 well-attested, 3 partially Attested, 3 scholarly debate, 2 open question. As cited relationships: 406 holds, 134 connected. Plus 547 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

Disposition By Topic

  • Celestial Objects, 826 claims: 611 well-attested, 77 holds, 16 connected, 122 general references.
  • Missions and Programs, 573 claims: 374 well-attested, 2 partially Attested, 119 holds, 13 connected, 65 general references.
  • Space Agencies and Companies, 449 claims: 278 well-attested, 1 partially Attested, 2 open question, 4 holds, 6 connected, 158 general references.
  • Concepts, 329 claims: 190 well-attested, 3 scholarly debate, 70 connected, 66 general references.
  • Spacecraft, 282 claims: 129 well-attested, 105 holds, 5 connected, 43 general references.
  • Observatories and Instruments, 269 claims: 182 well-attested, 36 holds, 51 general references.
  • Pioneers, 236 claims: 162 well-attested, 32 holds, 19 connected, 23 general references.
  • Astronauts and Cosmonauts, 183 claims: 137 well-attested, 32 holds, 1 connected, 13 general references.
  • Open Questions, 29 claims: 24 well-attested, 4 connected, 1 general references.
  • Launch Vehicles, 20 claims: 17 well-attested, 1 holds, 2 general references.
  • Articles, 6 claims: 3 well-attested, 3 general references.
  • Sources, 4 claims: 4 well-attested.

Partially Attested

3

Missions and Programs

Space Agencies and Companies

Scholarly debate

3

Open question

2

Space Agencies and Companies

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