Which Engineering Field is Best for Space Exploration?

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HI , I'm a bit early for those kind of questions but my passion is the space ,my dream is to go in the space so i was wondering which type of engineer goes in space and if its the AeroEngineer , is the mechanicalE turn into aerospaceE ?

P.S I am not english first language sorry if i spelled something wrong
 
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By far the best kind of engineer is a good engineer!

With respect to your question, either ME or AeroE could lead to a career in aerospace. I am an ME, and I have worked in the aerospace industry (most of the engineers at the company where I worked were either ME or EE, but all were working in aerospace). Generally speaking, Aero is a subset of ME; it is more specialized. For undergraduate work, I would strongly recommend ME simply because it has many more employment opportunities, including many outside of aerospace.
 
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