We have gone to the moon numerous of times since Neil Armstrong walked on the Earth's natural satellite almost 50 years ago on July 20, 1969, with the assistance of aerospace engineers (Dunbar). Now it is time to “boldly go where no man has gone before.” Aerospace engineering has enabled men and women to complete the imaginable. This career consists of two overlapping branches: aeronautical engineering and astronautical engineering. Aeronautical engineers work with the principles of physics of aircraft within the Earth’s atmosphere. While astronautical engineers work with spacecraft inside and outside of our environment. For each of these subfields, a few of their many responsibilities are to assess the proposals of their current projects to
…show more content…
I am interested in working with spacecraft since the next future innovation in aerospace engineering is sending astronauts to Mars in the 2030’s. The journey to Mars is more than a technological topic; it is an economic, environmental, and political issue. There’s a technological issue because a plethora of circumstances could go wrong. It is an economic issue since it costs billions of dollars and potentially could cost the astronauts’ lives. For decades, NASA has sent numerous of orbiters, landers, and rovers to Mars to conduct more research. This is one of the factors which has led to nearly 500,000 pieces of space debris around our planet and it is an environmental issue (Garcia). Lastly, sending people to the Red Planet is a political issue because it is a part of the United States government. Since NASA is a government agency, the president and other government officials have the power to cut the funding for space exploration, which would result in the termination of the Space Launch System …show more content…
Most importantly, the lives of the astronauts who are assigned to this mission will forever be affected. If the mission to Mars is successful, then a few people will be remembered until the end of time. Similarly, to the first two people to walk on the moon, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin. However, if the mission fails and the astronauts die, it is highly possible that NASA will wait to go back to Mars. It is important that these missions to do not fail because it will be an advancement for our country and human kind. We are driven to have knowledge and Curiosity (Mars Rover) around us and going to Mars will provide technological advances and a deeper knowledge about the
I am interested in working with spacecraft since the next future innovation in aerospace engineering is sending astronauts to Mars in the 2030’s. The journey to Mars is more than a technological topic; it is an economic, environmental, and political issue. There’s a technological issue because a plethora of circumstances could go wrong. It is an economic issue since it costs billions of dollars and potentially could cost the astronauts’ lives. For decades, NASA has sent numerous of orbiters, landers, and rovers to Mars to conduct more research. This is one of the factors which has led to nearly 500,000 pieces of space debris around our planet and it is an environmental issue (Garcia). Lastly, sending people to the Red Planet is a political issue because it is a part of the United States government. Since NASA is a government agency, the president and other government officials have the power to cut the funding for space exploration, which would result in the termination of the Space Launch System …show more content…
Most importantly, the lives of the astronauts who are assigned to this mission will forever be affected. If the mission to Mars is successful, then a few people will be remembered until the end of time. Similarly, to the first two people to walk on the moon, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin. However, if the mission fails and the astronauts die, it is highly possible that NASA will wait to go back to Mars. It is important that these missions to do not fail because it will be an advancement for our country and human kind. We are driven to have knowledge and Curiosity (Mars Rover) around us and going to Mars will provide technological advances and a deeper knowledge about the