6.3 Explain how education is related to aerospace. Other advocates of aerospace believe this to be true. Understanding aerospace is important for all citizens because of the American political system. Aerospace combines two terms aero and space. Aero comes from aeronautics, which refers to flight within the atmosphere.
Space refers to flight beyond the atmosphere.
Aerospace education is that branch of general education concerned with communicating knowledge, skills, and attitudes about aerospace activities and the total impact of air and space vehicles upon society. Average citizens usually have a superficial knowledge about aerospace. Their knowledge is based upon what they have read, seen, or heard through the media. Often this information is misleading. The only solution to the problem is a citizenry informed about aerospace.