AustinA.

Martinez
13540RobertWalkerDr.
Davidson,NC,28036
January8,2015
Mrs.ChristineKopp
English11AcademicPartner
PineLakePreparatory
1639MecklenburgHighway
Mooresville,NC,28115

DearMrs.ChristineKopp,

Goodmorning.IamwritingthislettertoexpressmyintenttowritemyPRIDEpaperon
pursuingacareerinaerospaceengineering.Iwillexploretherequirementstobecomean
aerospaceengineer,aswellasstatisticsonsalary,employment,andpotentialcompaniestowork
for.Ialsointendtofindinformationonthedifferentbranchesandpathsanaerospaceengineer
cantake,andinformationonthekindsofprojectstheycouldworkon.Ialsoplantoresearchthe
futuretasksaerospaceengineersmustworkontoadvancetechnology.

Aerospaceengineeringconsistsoftheresearchanddevelopmentofplanes,helicopters,
satellites,rockets,andmissiles.Itcanbesplitintotwobroadcategories:aeronauticaland
astronautical.Aeronauticalengineeringistheengineeringoftechnologythatflieswithinthe
confinesofEarthsatmosphere,suchasplanes.Astronauticaldealswiththetechnologydesigned
toleavetheEarthsatmosphere,suchasspacetravelandsatellites.Thesetwosubsetsoften
requiresimilarknowledgeofthermodynamics,propulsion,aerodynamics,andmathematical
skills.Variousmajorcompaniesdeveloptechnologyforthefieldofaerospace,includingBoeing,
LockheedMartin,andRaytheon.They,alongwithothercompanies,offerexcellentemployment
andcareeropportunities.

MyinterviewwillbewithJohnMoloney,anaerospaceengineeratPenske.Heisamentorfor
myroboticsteamandhasbuiltacareeroutofaeronautics.Iwillaskhimquestionsaboutwhat
kindofprojectsheworksonandwhateducationheneededtosucceedinhischoiceof
profession.

Ipledgetoavoidplagiarism,andIamawareofthePLPethicsguideanditsconsequencesfor
cheating.

Sincerely,
AustinMartinez