AEROSPACE ENGINEERING

WHAT THEY DO

• Work on the team planning a shuttle trip to service the Hubble Space Telescope
• Design satellite phone technology so that data can be sent and received from remote areas.
• Design airplane wings that change shape to enhance maneuverability.
• Build satellites that help us monitor global climate changes from space.

Minimum Degree Required

PAY

JOB GROWTH

Work Environment

• They work in office buildings
• laboratories
• industrial plants
• Some spend time outdoors at construction or test sites

Nature of the Work

• design
• develop
• test aircraft, spacecraft, and missiles
• They supervise the manufacture of these products

THERE ARE TO DIFFERENT TYPES OF AEROSPACE ENGINEERS

• those who work specifically with spacecraft are called astronautical engineers

ARIZONA

BIBLIOGRAPHY

• http://www.ame.arizona.edu
• http://www.sciencebuddies.org
• http://www.pbs.org/safarchive/5_cool/53_career.html