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Proposal: Astronomy

Make the case, should we allow spaceflight into this site? Include manned and unmanned into the discussion.

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As long as it doesn't belong on another stack (like physics), why not allow both manned and unmanned? – JoeHobbit May 28 '11 at 18:44
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In general I would think that Spacefligt should be included here since it's a focal point for future Astronomical advancement. Many visitors would floc-in just by that topic and then get involved in more Astronomy. This would in general rise the awareness of the general public on topics of Astronomy and Space Science.

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A lot of spaceflight is not really about astronomical advancement. The current focus of the US human space program (which is around half of NASA's budget) is the ISS, which (with a few exceptions) is not really about astronomy. It's fine for spaceflight to be on topic, but I don't think it necessarily leads to astronomy. – Jefromi May 30 '11 at 4:18
Naturally, everything has its balance, but learning about spaceflight always promotes the drive to learn more on the "go where no-one gone before" note. – Tigran Khanzadyan May 30 '11 at 16:58
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Spaceflight does not come under Astronomy - but I do find it an extremely exciting topic and I'm sure there would be plenty of questions related to it. With that said, I would welcome spaceflight questions.

It perhaps is worth pondering, if they are not allowed here, where would one ask spaceflight oriented questions?

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In the Space Exploration proposal! (Space Exploration site when it launches (no pun intended).) – WikiSpeedia hang-around Mar 30 '11 at 16:12
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If the dedicated space exploration site comes into fruition, then it should be off-topic in astronomy. – Ben Griffiths Mar 30 '11 at 16:25
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