ENGINEERING
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Engineering is using math, science, and creativity to solve problems and build things that help people. There are many kinds of engineers — here are just a few!
Designing rockets, jets, and spacecraft that fly through the sky and beyond
Building bridges, roads, and skyscrapers that connect communities
Designing machines, engines, and moving parts that power the world
Creating circuits, power systems, and electronics that light up our lives
Writing code that powers apps, games, and everything on your phone
Inventing medical devices and technology that save lives
Aerospace engineers design everything that flies — from the jets that carry passengers across oceans to the rockets that launch astronauts into space. They figure out how to make things go really, really fast and really, really high!
Jets can fly over 1,350 mph — that's faster than a bullet!
Rockets must reach 17,500 mph to enter orbit around the Earth.
Modern planes have millions of lines of computer code flying them.
A jet engine sucks in air, squeezes it really tight, mixes it with fuel and lights it on fire, then blasts it out the back — pushing the plane forward. Inside are thousands of spinning blades, all working together!
Imagine you're standing on a planet and you throw a baseball. The harder you throw it, the farther it goes before gravity pulls it down. If you throw it hard enough, the ball falls around the planet instead of falling onto it. That's orbit — perpetually falling and perpetually missing the ground.
Load the crew, then commence the launch sequence. Join in the countdown!
For the first time since Apollo 17 in 1972, astronauts will leave low-Earth orbit. Artemis II will send four crew members on a ten-day loop around the Moon — testing Orion's life-support systems at lunar distance and paving the way for boots on the surface.
Engineers build the future. Here are some of the incredible jobs you could have one day.
Every astronaut, every engineer, every rocket scientist started out just like you. Dream big — the stars are waiting.
