Abstract :
With the recent expeditions to Mars and talk of landing on the moon again, being involved in the space industry is becoming ´cool´ once more. However, this industry has a growing concern. A lot of seasoned NASA and Air Force space engineers and scientists will be retiring soon and, as such, they are facing a problem of filling that void due to a lack of educational and research activity. This article reviews the shortage problems and outlines some initiative being put in place to help overcome them.
Keywords :
aerospace engineering; aerospace industry; engineering education; recruitment; research and development; termination of employment; Air Force space engineers; Mars expeditions; NASA space engineers; educational activity; engineer retirement; moon landings; research activity; space industry engineer shortage; space scientist shortage;
