航空航天工程师在航空，太空探索和国防系统领域开发新技术。他们专门从事商用和军用飞机，航天器及其部件以及卫星和导弹的设计，开发，测试和维护。机械与航空航天工程系提供航空航天工程硕士学位。根据国家科学基金会的数据，在太空研究经费方面，USU有时被称为犹他州的“太空”大学，在全美排名第二（2010年）。这笔资金以及出色的师资使USU航空工程计划获得了全国认可。由研究生和本科生组成的USU火箭队在过去三年中获得了NASA的“大学学生发射计划”的大奖。行。此外，通过USU的太空动力学实验室，USU拥有发送到太空的最
Aerospace engineers develop new technologies in the field of aviation, space exploration, and defense systems. They specialize in the design, development, testing, and maintenance of both commercial and military aircraft, spacecrafts and their components, as well as satellites and missiles.The Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering offers an MS degree in aerospace engineering. Sometimes called Utah 'Space University, USU is ranked number two in the nation (2010) when it comes to funding for space research, according to the National Science Foundation. This funding, along with stellar faculty, has given the USU aerospace engineering program national recognition.The USU rocket team, consisting of graduate and undergraduate students, took home the grand prize at NASA's University Student Launch Initiative the last three years in a row. Also, through USU's Space Dynamics Lab, USU holds the world record for the most student experiments sent into space.