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Aerospace Engineering is the branch of engineering that has to do with the development of aircraft, spacecraft, missiles, satellites, space stations, or generally anything that travels through the air or the vacuum of space. 

The U.S. Military is saving lives and eliminating threats using their unmanned Predator drones.  Private companies are taking the first civilian adventure-seekers to the limits of the atmosphere to experience the thrill of weightlessness and the prospect of affordable space tourism is just on the horizon.  Virgin Group mogul Richard Branson is pioneering this movement, and plans to one up the competition with an orbiting space hotel.  NASA has found ice one Mars using their high-tech martian rover is is currently planning a permanent colony on the moon. These are all very exciting developments, and none could have been accomplished without Aerospace Engineering.

Now is a very exciting time to get into the field of Aerospace Engineering. Those graduating with an Aerospace Engineering degree will not only get to work on these unprecedented projects, but will be charged with conceiving the next giant leap for mankind. 

Due to the high level of responsibility, non-existent margin of error, and amount of knowledge needed, Aerospace Engineers make an annual average salary of $92,000, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.