British NASA

There's the UKSA (UK space agency) but it is pretty small

There's also the European space agency (ESA) which the UK is part of and has a much higher budget

What sector within aerospace are you thinking of?

There are plenty of aeronautical companies in the UK.

There are also some companies that are primarily based around astronautics (I think one in Surrey builds satellites, but I can't remember the name).

But as suggested above, ESA might be useful to look in to. Equally Airbus Space and Defence (used to be Astrium) might be worth looking up...

Well, basically my dream is to become an Astronaut Pilot but I think that can only happen at NASA.
Thank you soo much for your help, I'll have a look into Airbus Space and Defence.
I was thinking of joining the RAF or the British Army for Pilot training first and then apply to any space administrations later on.

Okay, well there are a few ways to do that, each of which prove very difficult though.

Have you thought of getting an engineering degree / science (most likely physics/astrophysics) degree?

As, primarily due to expense, space travel is often done for research into these various fields, it may be useful for your ambition?

Either way, good luck! It looks a very exciting thing to want to do...

ESA, do occasionally send people up to the ISS though, and you won't require American citezenship to do that...!

No, I haven't actually thought of doing an engineering degree to be honest but doing an aerospace engineering degree sounds like a good plan though.
N'aww thankyou ever soo much, much appreciated!
What about the Airbus Space and Defence? Don't they have any astronauts?
By the way, do you know the differences between aerospace and aeronautical engineering? If yes, could you tell me what both of them are and their differences? Also, which one do you think is better at doing a degree in?

Are you 5 years old?

A ****ing astronaut get real. You can have dreams but keep it realistic. Even working for the ESA or NASA would be extremely difficult to get into never mind going into space.

I don't think Airbus Space and Defence have any astronauts, but they might have employees who became astronauts through other organisations.

Aeronatical engineering is a degree based around anything that flies through an atmosphere, or fluid, but (to oversimplify) is essentially a more specialised mechanical engineering degree.

Aerospace is a degree involvong both aeronautics, and astronautics (basically air and space / or more colloquially rocket science).

Both are very similar degrees, and most that used to be aeronautical (only) are now aerospace.

Depends more where your interests lie, really.

Lots of places do very good accredited degrees in them, and a degree like this may certainly be a stepping stone in the direction of your ambition.

I'm hoping to start an aerospace engineering degree at Bristol in September, pending A level results, so if you have any questions, please ask...

There's the UKSA (UK space agency)

Doesn't even have it's own website
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Are you 5 years old?

A ****ing astronaut get real. You can have dreams but keep it realistic. Even working for the ESA or NASA would be extremely difficult to get into never mind going into space.

I know, it's practically non existent :/

I know, it's practically non existent :/




Yeah it's extremely difficult but still possible. Unless you've got nothing useful to contribute, don't bother leaving any comments. Yeah go ahead and say how difficult it is, but don't go around saying OP is 5 and needs to get real. It's a dream job, OP can still at least try, so stop being so negative...

It's better to get realistic while you have the chance to do something else. The RAF and navy are getting cut back. you would be easier and quicker saving 80k and training to be a commercial pilot