Editorial policy

An article is an original written piece authored by a member of the editorial desk or a vetted contributor. It is not a press release republished verbatim. Every published article carries a byline, a UTC publish date, and a "Sources" panel linking to the primary documents behind the piece.

• Explainers (How rocket staging works, LEO vs MEO vs GEO).
• Comparison guides (Falcon 9 vs Electron, Reusability across the launch market).
• Program trackers (Artemis mission timeline, ISRO launch vehicles).
• Topical deep-dives (Why launchpads near the equator matter).

Every factual claim in an article is traceable. A "fact" here means anything specific — a date, a number, a mission outcome, an engineering choice — as distinct from explanatory framing.

• Facts come from primary sources (agency, operator, regulator, peer-reviewed paper) wherever possible.
• Secondary sources are allowed when no primary exists, and they are labeled as such.
• Two independent sources are required before publishing a claim that contradicts a previously cited primary.
• Quoted statements are verified against the original recording, transcript, or document.

Every article passes through three independent checks before it goes live.

• Technical review — a desk editor or invited specialist with subject expertise.
• Source review — every citation in the Sources panel is opened and confirmed accessible.
• Copy review — language, attribution, and accessibility, including alt text on diagrams.

VersalSpace publishes work written by humans. AI tools may be used in research and drafting, but no article is published whose narrative claims are not independently verified by the named author.

• AI-generated text is not published as-is. A human author rewrites, fact-checks, and accepts responsibility.
• AI-generated imagery is labelled. We prefer original or licensed photography for hero images.
• AI assistance does not substitute for source-checking. The Sources panel is built by a human.

• Authors disclose paid relationships with any agency, provider, or vendor mentioned in a piece.
• VersalSpace does not accept payment to publish a story or to bury one.
• Sponsored content, when it exists, is labelled "Sponsored" on the page and in the SEO tags.

The editorial desk is independent of advertisers, partners, and investors. Editorial decisions — what to cover, how to cover it, when to publish — sit with the editorial lead. Commercial and engineering staff cannot override an editorial judgement.

Every article has a named author with a profile page. The author is the point of accountability for the piece. When a correction is made under thecorrection policy, the author is notified and the change is logged on their profile.

We invite reader corrections, additional context, and disagreement. Reader-submitted notes do not appear inline in articles unless reviewed and accepted by the desk. The Correction policy is the formal channel.