what are the skills for an astronautical engineer?

Answer 1

If you plan on taking aeronautical or astronautical engineering as a major in college, you'll need to have a good knowledge of physics. Particularly, fluid flow, heat transfer, and propulsion. Mathematics are equally important and a good knowledge in English doesn't hurt.

Answer 2

Aerospace engineers design, develop, and test aircraft, spacecraft, and missiles and supervise the production of these products. Those who work with aircraft are called aeronautical engineers, and those working specifically with spacecraft are astronautical engineers. Aerospace engineers develop new technologies for use in aviation, defense systems, and space exploration, often specializing in areas such as structural design, guidance, navigation and control, instrumentation and communication, or production methods. They also may specialize in a particular type of aerospace product, such as commercial aircraft, military fighter jets, helicopters, spacecraft, or missiles and rockets, and may become experts in aerodynamics, thermodynamics, celestial mechanics, propulsion, acoustics, or guidance and control systems.