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PSLV "heatshield"

File:Full size heat shield of PSLV 7850.JPG is described as the heat shield#Spacecraft of the PSLV launcher, on its own description and on several articles that use it. Surely launchers don't have heat shields, and this is the recovered payload fairing, which isn't the same thing at all. -- Finlay McWalter··–·Talk 08:18, 14 December 2025 (UTC)

ISRO often uses the terms heat shield and payload fairing interchangeably. HAL however exclusively designates the upper most stage of PSLV as 'heat shield' instead of 'payload fairing' [1]. This photo (as you may have noticed in the description of the image) shows the heat shield model kept in HAL Museum (Heritage Centre and Aerospace Museum, Bengaluru, Karnataka) and has PSLV HEAT SHIELD painted on it (the other image on PSLV-C39 page). The plaque below the model reads "FULL SIZE HEAT SHIELD OF PSLV (Chamber For Keeping Satellite)" [2]

I could even find a description of heat shield on ISRO's official page where the sentence reads and I quote, 'A standard heat shield/payload fairing is typically a cone-cylinder combination structure (due to aerodynamic considerations) enclosing the space craft/satellite, generally the top most structure in launch vehicle.' [3]

Also, the name seems to have been used in one of the research papers dedicated to development of payload fairings for PSLV at VSSC. [4]

As per my opinion, nothing can really be done about it except maybe redirecting to payload fairing in pages which use heat shield.

P.S. Sorry for the extremely unrelated BG in the shared YT link. It is kind of funny actually if you suddenly open the link and have full volume. Manav2311 (talk) 17:33, 20 December 2025 (UTC)

Good article reassessment for SpaceX reusable launch system development program

SpaceX reusable launch system development program has been nominated for a good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. Z1720 (talk) 02:47, 30 December 2025 (UTC)

Trident (spacecraft)

Mission probably cancelled in c. 2021 in favor of DAVINCI and VERITAS, but this was never officially announced. However, the article is extremely out of date now, including a proposed launch date now past. –LaundryPizza03 (dc̄) 06:14, 26 January 2026 (UTC)

Updated (changed verb tenses). Danbloch (talk) 21:58, 26 January 2026 (UTC)

Good, now do the same at Io Volcano Observer. –LaundryPizza03 (dc̄) 03:27, 27 January 2026 (UTC)

Sure, okay Danbloch (talk) 01:39, 28 January 2026 (UTC)

Adopt an astronaut

I am looking for a volunteer to co-nominate the next astronaut article at FAC, which will be Gus Grissom. Gus was one of the original Mercury Seven astronauts. He died in the Apollo 1 fire. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 23:07, 26 January 2026 (UTC)

Input on Leik Myrabo

I recently ran across the page Leik Myrabo which was nominated by User:Very_Polite_Person as a physics and astronomy good article in September 2025. From a little analysis it is very unclear whether he passes WP:NPROF, there is a lot of WP:Peacock plus the page incorrectly stated that he used to be a professor at RPI (he was an associate prof from what I can find). Maybe he passes WP:GNG as a well known name in space propulsion, or perhaps this is a promo page that belongs at AfD. I would appreciate opinions. Ldm1954 (talk) 14:52, 4 February 2026 (UTC)

After reviewing the article I have removed {{WikiProject Spaceflight}} from the article's Talk page header. (— 𝐬𝐝𝐒𝐝𝐬 — - talk) 21:58, 7 February 2026 (UTC)