Astronaut is becoming a better career option. Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla has gone to the International Space Station on NASA's Axium-4 mission. He will stay there for about 14 days. In such a situation, let us know which of these can be studied to become an astronaut, BSc Astronomy or BTech Space Technology, from which colleges can the course be done.

Astronauts operate spacecraft and work on various projects in space. Maintaining equipment and repairing spacecraft also come with the job. Astronauts do scientific experiments in space, which cannot be done on Earth. They work in space together with other astronauts and the mission control team.

To do a BSc Astronomy course, students must have passed the 12th from the Science stream. Students of the Intermediate Arts stream cannot study this course. Students can study the B.Sc Astronomy course from the IIT, Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Indian Institute of Science (IISC) Bangalore, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) Mumbai, Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA) Pune, and National Centre for Radio Astrophysics (NCRA-TIFR) Pune. For admission-related information, students can visit the official website of these colleges.

B.Tech in Space Technology Eligibility: Where can I study B.Tech Space Technology?

B.Tech Space Technology is a graduation-level degree course. To study this, the student must have passed the 12th from the science stream. Students can study this course from many colleges, including the Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST), Thiruvananthapuram, and IIT. Admission is done through an entrance examination. For more admission information, you can visit the college website.

Career Options: In which sectors can you make a career?

After studying B.Tech Space Technology and B.Sc Astronomy, you can make a career in ISRO, DRDO, Space Research, Satellite Technology, and Rocket Technology. You can also make a career as an Astronaut by taking Pilot training. Apart from this, you can also make a career as a teacher in colleges and universities.

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