Aerospace engineering is the primary field of engineering concerned with the development of aircraft and spacecraft. It has two major and overlapping branches: aeronautical engineering and astronautic
NASA engineers in mission control ensure safety for astronauts onboard Apollo 13 in 1970.
Orville and Wilbur Wright flew the Wright Flyer in 1903 at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.
A F/A-18F Super Hornet in flight, 2008
Wernher von Braun, with the F-1 engines of the Saturn V first stage at the US Space and Rocket Center
Aeronautics is the science or art involved with the study, design, and manufacturing of air flight-capable machines, and the techniques of operating aircraft and rockets within the atmosphere. While t
Aerospace engineering
…engineering is the primary field of engineering concerned with the development of aircraft and spacecraft. It has two major and overlapping branches: aeronautical engineering and astronautical engineering. Avionics engineering is similar, but deals with the electronics side of aerospace engineering. "Aeronautical…
NH90 TTH Caïman (EBU) at the Paris Air Show - Le Bourget 2025
Air France, Airbus A380-861, F-HPJA
Space Shuttle Atlantis on a Shuttle Carrier Aircraft
Designs for flying machines by Leonardo da Vinci, c. 1490