Questions tagged [asking-questions]
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What exactly is "PR puffery"? Where exactly is the harm, and how to distinguish between that and prior research or just plain catchy title-izing?
There's been a micro-burst of comments under a few of my recent questions referencing "PR puffery".
I'm still unclear on its meaning; if it refers to the claims in the popular press that I ...
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Alternate orbital mechanics question
I have a question that I think is quite fascinating, but first, I don't know if it really belongs here, and second, I don't know how to phrase it in a constructive, answerable format for a Q&A ...
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Is a question about NASA KSC's SWAT team on-topic?
In the comments to the question Why were the SpaceX Crew-1 astronauts backed up by guards with automatic weapons?, the question was raised, what force the guards in the photo belong to and in another ...
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Would my question "Can this have been a rocket" be on topic here
Last evening a relative of mine showed me a photo she took of what she believed was a rocket launch (Note we both know nothing about rockets and such). In the photo the flying "object" is not visible, ...
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What is the reason for the absence of 40 minute delay to ask questions?
In some other StackExchange networks, I am currently in, for example in Mathematics and Chemistry, I am able to post questions successively only after a delay of 40 minutes. But here on Space ...
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Okay if I re-ask this Space Exploration-related question from Astronomy SE here?
The well-received question in Astronomy SE What is the maximum transmission distance of the radio signal in the outer space which could still be understood? was asked in November of 2013 and so is way ...
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Is it appropriate to remove a question, when I have the wrong information?
I recently posted a question about the reasoning behind the altitude of the Dawn Spacecraft's orbit around Ceres, and it was duly and helpfully answered. But it was kindly revealed that my ...