Career in Aerospace Science

By Institute For Career Research

You can be an astronomer or astronaut, a pioneer in aerospace technology. From the depths of the oceans to the outer reaches of space, we will explore and discover places and phenomena. Advancing technologies will help us bridge horizons to go where no Earthly human has ever gone. If you like science, are good in math, are curious about space and what lies out there, then read this book!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Institute For Career Research
• Release date: Dec 10, 2009
• ISBN: 9781458062673

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Career In Aerospace Science

by

Institute For Career Research

Copyright 2009 Careers Research Reports by The Institute For Career Research CHICAGO

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You Can Be An Astronomer or Astronaut Pioneers in Aerospace Technology

Traits:

Analytic thinking

Imagination and creativity

Curiosity and persistence

Honesty and enthusiasm

What You'll Do:

Explore space

Design, launch and use weather satellites

Develop new materials and technologies to help hold down cost of exploring space

Study how planets form and evolve

Where You'll Work:

The Defense Department

Aircraft Engineering Facilities

Space-Related Facilities

Computer Science and Software Engineering Facilities

Earnings:

Entry Level: $25,000 to $40,000

Experienced Professionals: $60,000 to $75,000

Education Required:

Bachelors Degree

Masters Degree

Doctoral Degree

Pluses:

Creative and imaginative field

Work in interesting settings with interesting colleagues

Challenges are ongoing

Minuses:

Highly Competitive

Long hours

Everyone wanted to go to the moon, but no one wanted to pay for it

Introduction

We are at the beginning of a brand new century. From the depths of the oceans to the outer reaches of space, we will explore and discover places and phenomena we can barely imagine today. Advancing technologies will help us bridge horizons to go where no Earthly human has ever gone. In the new millennium, we will be much like the ancient astronomers and mariners who laid down the foundations of our current knowledge of the heavens and the Earth. We will explore new galaxies and visit other planets.

Yes, that is exactly where we are eventually headed - to other worlds. It will take the combined talents of engineers, astronauts, astrophysicists, cosmologists, computer scientists, meteorologists, researchers, scientists and so many others to get us there. That is the direction we are headed in and plans for more unmanned space flights followed by manned interplanetary space flights are on the drawing boards. Would you like to be a part of this effort? Are you curious to find out if we are alone in the universe?

Did you know that our solar system is almost five billion years old? Scientists have calculated a theory that the origins of the universe began with a Big Bang some 11-15 billion years ago. NASA's (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) Origins Program will be searching the heavens to find our cosmic roots, including answers to:

• How did the first galaxies form?

• How do stars and planetary systems form?

• Are there any planets outside our solar system that are capable of sustaining life?

• How did life originate on Earth?

• Is there life (however primitive or evolved) outside our solar system?

For at least the next two decades, NASA will call upon their best engineers and scientists along with those in academia and industry to help develop the technology for "putting in space a succession of sophisticated telescopes each