Template:Did you know nominations/Columbia Memorial Space Center


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The result was: promoted by 97198 (talk) 07:54, 29 September 2015 (UTC)

Columbia Memorial Space Center

 * ... that the Columbia Memorial Space Center is the National Memorial to the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster (mission insignia pictured) ?


 * ALT1 ... that the Columbia Memorial Space Center is, by Congressional resolution, a living memorial to the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster's crew (mission insignia pictured) ?
 * ALT2 ... that the Columbia Memorial Space Center is, by Congressional resolution, a living memorial to the crew of STS-107, who perished in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster (mission insignia pictured)?



Moved to mainspace by Check-Six (talk). Self-nominated at 07:25, 27 August 2015 (UTC).


 * Symbol question.svg Length is good, dates check out, QPQ not required, tone is neutral, and close paraphrasing appears to have been avoided. While there are many inline citations present (including the hook fact) there are a couple of paragraphs without the minimum acceptable one inline citation. Also, the article and hook fact assert that this is "the National Memorial" while the relevant passage of the cited source says "the space science learning center in Downey, California, should be designated as the Columbia Memorial Space Science Learning Center as a living memorial to the seven Columbia astronauts who died serving their country in the name of science and research". So it's a memorial, not the memorial, and the phrase "National Memorial" does not appear at all in the complete cited text. In addition, there's an unresolved tag calling for more categories and the STS-107 mission patch in the nomination does not appear in the article. I've done a sweep of the article for grammar, punctuation, and formatting fixes but another sweep to catch anything I missed is advised. - Dravecky (talk) 05:30, 28 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Response - added additional reference, additional categories, and the mission patch image, to the article, and have added an alternate hook as seen above, that have been more accurate and appropriate. Check-Six (talk) 03:06, 29 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Insignia now present and categories are very, very thorough. The Mission section and the first History paragraph remain uncited and the bulk of the first Exhibits paragraph is uncited. I've struck the original hook but the ALT1 hook has issues, chiefly that Husband, McCool, etc were the crew of STS-107, not the crew of the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster. (I've resolved the formatting and other technical issues with the hook but you need an ALT2. (If I write it out, I can't approve it myself.) Oh, and why does this US-centric article use a non-US date style? - Dravecky (talk) 08:29, 29 August 2015 (UTC)
 * ALT2 added, and I will effort further citations. Check-Six (talk) 09:57, 29 August 2015 (UTC)


 * Symbol confirmed.svg The article is fully referenced, neutral, and with no close paraphrasing. ALT2 is interesting & verified through online sources. QPQ N/A. FrogmanOfTheSahara (talk) 05:47, 6 September 2015 (UTC)
 * Symbol redirect vote 4.svg This green-tick "Pass" is in doubt.  It is part of a series of 15 (as of this posting) green-tick "Pass" done within minutes of each other several days in September. Please see WT:DYK. — Maile  (talk) 17:04, 9 September 2015 (UTC)
 * Symbol confirmed.svg While other reviews may be in question, the only thing that stopped me from finally capping my own review with a green tick (now that ALT2 is in place) was that another editor had already done it. Since that's an issue, here's a fresh green tick from me. - Dravecky (talk) 22:24, 9 September 2015 (UTC)