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Tito Vílchez, Dean of the Mechanical Engineering Faculty of the National University of Engineering (UNI) spoke with Gestión A new aerospace engineering industry to be offered for the first time in Peru by 2025.
“The purpose of this profession is to facilitate learning Rocket launch Y spaceships For orbital flights Valches says a giant move would be to transport people or goods from one continent to another using rockets launched from Peru.
Today, the US Air Force and SpaceX They are in the process of sending a rocket with humanitarian assistance to any place on earth. However, Transporting people to fly from one continent to another carries even greater risks.
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However, engineering courses are very diverse. Aerospace engineering has two components: aeronautics, which allows for the design of airplanes and drones, while astronautics work on the design of rockets and spacecraft.
As obvious and repetitive as it all sounds “Future Life” Taught in Peru – as in the case Artificial intelligence And this Robotic Engineering—, aerospace engineering education is still considered a subject or specialization in some universities.
However, due to the demand and growth of the aerospace industry worldwide, others may be encouraged to incorporate it as a career.
“There are many universities in the field of space in Peru, and with the growing interest of young people in space, in the coming years UNI will take as an example to connect space engineering careers. For example, in UTEL, a pilot program is created to receive as courses in the last cycles or specialization, which will then become a profession. PUCP As for , I am sure that due to the resources and expertise in this field, this race will be announced next. Avid Román, coordinator of the Space Science and Health Research Laboratory (INCAS-Lab) at UTEL, commented to Gestión.
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What is the Profile of an Aerospace Engineer?
A healthy mind and body. If a student wants to enter the field of engineering, he should be proficient in Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry. Also, enjoy good physical health, but why? Because they could be future astronauts.
“The people who traveled on Apollo 11 were, for the most part, biologists, engineers, experts in space matters; Also, they enjoyed good physical and mental health as mistakes were not allowed in the space. Wilches pointed out.
Meanwhile, it is convincing that a Peruvian could be an astronaut. Carlos Noriega is our national reference as the first Peruvian astronaut to go into space in May 1997 aboard the space shuttle Atlantis. NASA.
Today, more young Peruvians are interested in the space industry. From research to development of space programs Nano satellites Or low-altitude rocket launches.
“Because there was no aerospace engineering career, many people completed their training abroad or continued to study related professions such as mechanics or electronics in Peru” Avid Roman explained.
Carlos Noriega was a famous Peruvian astronaut. His first assignment at NASA was in 1997 on the space shuttle Atlantis. So far he is the only Peruvian in space. (Photo: Flickr)
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What field of work can an aerospace engineer work in?
The dean of FIM said that aerospace engineers can work in various activities at the local or international level. For example, they may be researchers at technical or scientific institutions such as MIT or NASA, respectively. Additionally, they may work in a spaceport administration.
“They can devote themselves to the design or construction of the spacecraft, but also to materials technology or reactor design.”Vílchez commented.
He insisted on this to the engineers This race could involve new orbital and sub-orbital technologies, thus making a rocket an alternative to commercial flights in the future.
“Airplanes fly 10 to 12 km above the ground and travel at speeds of 1,000 to 1,200 km per hour, but with this new orbital and sub-orbital technology, rockets can travel at about 3 to 17 km per second or 64,000 km per hour. That means intercontinental trips can be made in minutes. “ Wilches explained.
Also, he noted A future space station will be built at Beura He promised that it will create economic and employment opportunities for our country.
So, can future aerospace engineering graduates work in port construction? Vílchez indicated that the port in Piura will be built first (2023-2026). First Aerospace Engineers at UNI (2029-2030). However, he said, they are already working on the particular port as it meets the required profile.
For Avid Roman, the aerospace industry has a very diverse field of activity. “It's a mistake to think that an aerospace engineer can only work at NASA or on the space station (…) There are market niches where one can develop solutions.” truly, Space technology is seen to explore the universe or search for extraterrestrial life, but the reality is that it is part of our everyday economic activity.
“Space technology allows us to improve precision agriculture or monitoring our crops, improve infrastructure for security and telecommunications in access to the Internet (satellites)” Roman explained.
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Engineers in this profession may be involved in new orbital and sub-orbital technologies, so that in the near future a rocket can replace commercial flights.
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How much does an aerospace engineer earn?
Vílchez commented that being an aerospace engineer is highly regarded for its level of expertise or complexity. In that sense, They can earn up to 100,000 USD per month. But why is that? Although they are in high demand in the US, China or Russia, their entry is due to the risks of the industry: there is no room for error in space.
“Yuri Gagarin said: if a car breaks on the ground it stops, if it is an airplane, there is a chance to save the crew, but a mistake in space is certain death”.
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