Why is this part of the forum called "Aerospace and Astronautics Engineering"?

[John Mcrain]

Why this part of forum is called " Aerospace and Astronautics Engineering "?
This don't make sense,because aerospace has two branches:aeronautics and astronautics.
So it will makse sense to call it only "aerospace engineering" or "aeronautics and astronautics engineering"

 

[fresh_42]

It is a discussion about clarity: are planes and rockets the same thing ort not? The double mention should avoid discussions at the other end of the definition. A rocket has no significant aerodynamical properties (with a grain of salt), whereas planes are more or less defined by those properties.

 

[John Mcrain]

It is a discussion about clarity: are planes and rockets the same thing ort not? The double mention should avoid discussions at the other end of the definition. A rocket has no significant aerodynamical properties (with a grain of salt), whereas planes are more or less defined by those properties.

I don understand you explanation..

Word aerospace include aeronautics and astronautics,so current title don't make sense.
Like you say "Internal combusiton engines and two-stroke engines"..
Two-stroke engines belong to internal combustion engines..

 

[gmax137]

I think @John Mcrain has a point.

Aerospace is the human effort in science, engineering, and business to fly in the atmosphere of Earth (aeronautics) and surrounding space (astronautics).

 

[fresh_42]

I don understand you explanation..

Word aerospace include aeronautics and astronautics,so current title don't make sense.
Like you say "Internal combusiton engines and two-stroke engines"..
Two-stroke engines belong to internal combustion engines..

I am used to distinguish air and space, so I find it natural that they are mentioned both. In the end it is a definition. One which does not explain itself, since aero means air, not space.

 

[berkeman]

I think @John Mcrain has a point.

We have a discussion thread going in the Mentor forums about this. It's been difficult to figure out the best name for that forum in the past, but we are open for improvements. Stay tuned please...

 

[mfb]

I am used to distinguish air and space, so I find it natural that they are mentioned both.

Aero-space has both.

 

[gmax137]

We have a discussion thread going in the Mentor forums about this. It's been difficult to figure out the best name for that forum in the past, but we are open for improvements. Stay tuned please...

I don't think it is a big deal. A rose by any other name...

 

[John Mcrain]

I don't think it is a big deal. A rose by any other name...

Yes it is not big deal but it is unprofessional.

 

[gmax137]

Yes it is not big deal but it is unprofessional.

Looks like the PF elves fixed that.