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Aerospace Engineering

Aerospace Engineering. By Neil Berg. Education. An Aerospace degree takes 4 to 7 years to obtain A bachelors degree takes 4 years at most colleges Masters and doctorate degrees take 2 additional years . Job outlook. Job outlook: 5% growth (2010-2020)

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Aerospace Engineering

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  1. Aerospace Engineering By Neil Berg

  2. Education • An Aerospace degree takes 4 to 7 years to obtain • A bachelors degree takes 4 years at most colleges • Masters and doctorate degrees take 2 additional years

  3. Job outlook • Job outlook: 5% growth (2010-2020) • Number of jobs: 81,000 (2010) • Average pay: $97,480

  4. What Do Aerospace Engineers do? • Direct and coordinate teams • Assess feasibility and safety of products • Work on a team • Develop criteria for equipment • Inspect malfunctioning products • Career Profile- Aerospace Engineer • Aerospace Engineering on the job

  5. Boeing • Boeing is the leading company in aerospace engineering • Boeing creates everything aeronautical from missiles and satellites to business jets and commercial airplanes Products • V-22 Osprey • Boeing 747 • Global positioning system (GPS) IIF • AH-64 Apache More Boeing Products

  6. NASA • From Apollo 11 to STS-135 NASA has become the leader in space technology • NASA became the first company to land a man on the moon • NASA was created in competition with the Soviets who were in a “Space Race” with the USA Products • Flash Infrared Thermography software • Aircraft management information System • Hypoxia detection and warning system

  7. Neil Armstrong • Neil Armstrong was the first man to land on the moon • He was also an aerospace engineer • He became a test pilot for NASA • Armstrong was accepted to Purdue for Engineering

  8. Homer Hickam • Famous for winning a science fair in the area of propulsion with his friends • Hickam originally went to school for industrial engineering but eventually went to work at the United States Army Aviation and Missile Command • He proceeded to help train astronauts for shuttle missions and to work on the Hubble telescope

  9. Bibliography "Aerospace Engineers." U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 29 Mar. 2012. Web. 02 Sept. 2013. <http://www.bls.gov/ooh/architecture-and-engineering/aerospace- engineers.htm>. "Boeing: Boeing Product List." Boeing: Boeing Product List. Boeing, n.d. Web. 02 Sept. 2013. <http://www.boeing.com/boeing/product_list.page>. Dunbar, Brian. "Careers in Aerospace Technology." NASA. NASA, 21 Nov. 2004. Web. 02 Sept. 2013. <http://www.nasa.gov/centers/langley/news/factsheets/FS-2001-09- 68-LaRC.html>. Garber, Steve, and Roger Launius. "A Brief History of NASA." A Brief History of NASA. NASA, n.d. Web. 02 Sept. 2013. <http://history.nasa.gov/factsheet.htm>. "Homer Hickam." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 08 Nov. 2013. Web. 02 Sept. 2013. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homer_Hickam>.

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