The tricky part of space flight is that conventional rudders, ailerons, and elevators become useless. With the absence of the earth's atmosphere, the pressure of air molecules against the control surfaces is none existent. When space flight was first conceived early aerospace engineers had to deal with these problems. They were forced to create alternative solutions which involved the invention of the thruster rocket. Thrusters are used by today's astronauts for multiple purposes. When entering orbit they are used to set the shuttle in a certain orbit at a certain altitude. Thrusters are essential in the task of docking the space shuttle with the new space station. As new shuttles and other space craft are designed to fly further and faster, chemistry will once again play a key role. Spacecraft must become longer lasting and more tolerant to deep space conditions. Chemists must find ways to produce water, oxygen, and fuel from the Martian atmosphere and the Martian landscape. As the human journey to mars gets closer and closer chemists must find ways to sustain human life in space for long periods of time. Without the work of the chemists in the future long distance space travel will be only a figment of our imagination. Chemistry is greatly involved in the field of aerospace engineering due to the fact that light weight materials are constantly needed to sustain flight. As time proceeds, chemists and aerospace engineers will begin working side by side constantly. They will be forced to integrate their skills for duel, beneficial use. The aerospace engineering field and the chemistry field will work as one to create a more efficient system of flight.
Mechanical Engineering:.
The second field of engineering that we will be looking at is the mechanical engineering field. This field also deals greatly with the field of chemistry. Mechanical engineering deals with exactly what it sounds like, the moving parts of machines.
