Aerospace Technology
Aerospace technology refers to the construction, testing and maintenance of aircraft and space vehicles. Typical duties include assembly, service, testing, operation, and repair of systems associated with both dependable and reusable space launch vehicles, and related ground support equipment.
The curriculum includes the core skills that are used in spaceflight technology, including instruction in commercial spaceflight requirements. The program will also prepare students for the nationally recognized Space TEC Certification examination. The training students receive is general enough for a broad range of employment possibilities in the electronics and manufacturing industries, as well as the aerospace industry.
With Space TEC certification graduates will have ample opportunities at the new spaceport to be built in southern New Mexico. As the commercial spaceflight industry grows, so will the number of available jobs. In many respects, this emerging field of commercial aerospace is a new frontier. Because of the entrepreneurial nature of businesses that will support the spaceport, the successful candidate in this new field will need to possess a very broad range of technology-based skills.
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