...Of course, this is the worst time to be looking to get into this as we head to the black hole of shuttle retirement.
Jim - 25/2/2007 12:47 PMmechanical engineering would be more marketable inside and outside of the aerospace field. minoring in aero would be better
NASAGeek - 22/2/2008 10:25 PMI have a few questions. I didnt know where to exactly put this. But I thought it was a general question relating to NASA and spaceflight and I know they are a few people who work at nasa who post here. I always wanted to work at nasa but didnt know what type of degree to get. I would like to work at Marshall Space Center in Huntsville which is near to me. As far as I know they deal with Propulsion systems. Any help would would greatly be appreciated in helping what type of degree to pursue and sorry if this is in the wrong spot.
Antares - 25/2/2007 11:18 PMI'm going to chime in for Aerospace Engineering. Real rocket scientists take that. People who want HVAC to fall back on don't. If you know like me, literally since the age of 2, that you won't be happy anywhere but off the ground: go for AE. There's always room for the best, even in downturns. EE or ME would be a better choice if you're not certain that being in aerospace ia most important.
kanathan was dead on with AP. I had 34hrs before I got out of high school.
If you want to be an astronaut, save money or get rich. There's a much greater chance you'll buy your way into space than navigate NASA's fallible and byzantine process.
NASAGeek - 23/2/2008 11:10 PMCan you specialize in any field like say propulsion in AE?