<p>Is there a difference between Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical engineering. I wanted to get into more of the space aspect and perhaps become an astronaut. What would be the best major for astronauts?</p>
<p>Astronautical deals with the solar system and Aeronautical deals witht he air inside the ozone layer (not sure about the aero part, but the astro part is correct). Aerospace is just the broad way of saying both things.</p>
<p>astronautical = beyond atmospheric flight, aeronautical = within the confines of the atmosphere
aerospace (99.999999999999% of what you willl see as a major) = a little bit of both. there is no real split until graduate school, at which point you will pick a concentration within aerospace.
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