Aerospace Foundation

The first level of the Aerospace track, and no prior engineering background is assumed. It opens with what separates aerospace engineering from flying or operating a vehicle that already exists, then works outward through the three vehicle classes, the physics that governs each speed regime from subsonic to hypersonic, the structures and materials that have to survive it all, and the propulsion systems that make any of it move. The second half turns to how a vehicle is actually built and proven: dynamics and control, systems integration, the design and testing process, and the real career paths this knowledge leads to. Four interactive models, a mission scenario in every chapter, and an open-response exercise read by ATLAS.

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