Aerospace engineering- is the primary branch of engineering

concerned with the research, design process, development,

construction, testing, science and technology of aircraft and
spacecraft. It is divided into two major and overlapping branches:
aeronautical engineering and astronautical engineering. Aeronautics
deals with aircraft that operate in Earth's atmosphere, and astronautics
deals with spacecraft that operate outside the Earth's atmosphere.
Founded by pioneers such as Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, the field reached
its maturity with launching of first artificial satellite, first man in space
and first step on the Moon.
Aerospace Engineering deals with the design, construction, and study
of the science behind the forces and physical properties of aircraft,
rockets, flying craft, and spacecraft. The field also covers their
aerodynamic characteristics and behaviors, airfoil, control surfaces, lift,
drag, and other properties.
Aeronautical engineering was the original term for the field. As flight
technology advanced to include craft operating in outer space, the
broader term "aerospace engineering" has largely replaced it in
common usage. Aerospace engineering, particularly the astronautics
branch, is often referred to colloquially as "rocket science", such as in
popular culture.
Flight vehicles are subjected to demanding conditions such as those
produced by changes in atmospheric pressure and temperature, with
structural loads applied upon vehicle components. Consequently, they
are usually the products of various technological and engineering
disciplines including aerodynamics, propulsion, avionics, materials
science, structural analysis and manufacturing. The interaction
between these technologies is known as aerospace engineering.
Because of the complexity and number of disciplines involved, teams
of engineers carry out aerospace engineering, each having their own
specialized area of expertise.
The development and manufacturing of a modern flight vehicle is an
extremely complex process and demands careful balance and
compromise between abilities, design, available technology and costs.
Aerospace engineers design, test, and supervise the manufacture of
aircraft, spacecraft, and missiles. Aerospace engineers develop new
technologies for use in aviation, defense systems, and space.

Avionics- Avionics are the electronic systems used on aircraft, artificial

satellites, and spacecraft. Avionic systems include communications,
navigation, the display and management of multiple systems, and the
hundreds of systems that are fitted to aircraft to perform individual
functions.
Aeronautics- is the study of the science of flight. Aeronautics is the
method of designing an airplane or other flying machine. There are
four basic areas that aeronautical engineers must understand in order
to be able to design planes. To design a plane, engineers must
understand all of these elements.
Astronautics- is the design, development, analysis, testing, and
production of rockets, spacecraft, and global space/international
systems. As an aeronautics and astronautics student, you'll follow a
curriculum that explores the fundamentals of engineering science and
the technologies and design of flight vehicles.
Computer science- is the scientific and practical approach to
computation and its applications.
Airfoil- An airfoil is the shape of a wing or blade (of a propeller, rotor,
or turbine) or sail as seen in cross-section. An airfoil-shaped body
moved through a fluid produces an aerodynamic force.
Aerospace engineering- A field of engineering where the engineer
typically specializes in one of two types of engineering: aeronautical or
astronautical.
Astronomical Unit (AU)- The distance from the Earth to the sun. On
average, the sun is 149,599,000 kilometers, or 93,440,974 miles from
Earth.