What is Rocket Science?
Obviously, it’s the science behind getting rockets into outer space. More formally, rocket science is aerospace engineering. Rocket science is a field requiring a wide range of knowledge of physics, aerodynamics, mathematics, propulsion dynamics, and other science and math fields. A rocket scientist, or aerospace engineer, may specialize in one or more fields of study, and this will determine what kind of job he or she looks for. Anything that gets and keeps a spacecraft in outer space is under the rocket science umbrella. For instance, an aerospace engineer who specializes in chemistry and propulsion dynamics may work on a spacecraft’s fuel issues. This person will need to know how much propellant, and what kind, will launch a spacecraft most efficiently. Rocket science also includes design. Someone had to design the Space Shuttle, and those aerospace engineers specialized in formulating the plans for the world’s first reusable spacecraft. Then metallurgical engineers and their crews
