Even the sky’s not the limit for aerospace engineers, who design and build jet fighters, spaceships, rockets, planes, satellites – essentially any craft that soars through or above the atmosphere.

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Follow a future crew as they ride the Orion capsule to the moon.

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Laurie Carrillo is an aerospace engineer at the NASA-Johnson Space Center who’s working on the Orion CEV spacecraft, slated for a moon launch after the current space shuttle retires in 2010. She’s experimenting with different materials to find the best combinations for keeping the temperature ideal inside the spacecraft.

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We’re going back to the moon — this time, for good. NASA expects to establish a permanent base on the lunar surface by 2024. So engineers must design modular living and working quarters that can house four astronauts for four weeks at a time. The shelters will have to store adequate supplies of air, food, water, and equipment and protect occupants from heat, dust, and radiation.

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One of my favorite things about engineering is seeing a project all the way though. As a senior, I was involved in a project along with five other aerospace seniors to build a remote controlled airplane with a 9 ½ foot wing span. The project had many design constraints such as take-off distance, required payloads, and overall size. Working on such a challenging design project allowed me to put my engineering skills to the test and made me realize how important teamwork and determination is not only in an engineering setting but on a day to day basis.

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