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• Aerospace


  The engineering and science of flying in Earth's atmosphere and outer space
• Aeronautics


  The science involved with the study, design, and manufacturing of air flight–capable machines, and the techniques of operating aircraft and rockets within the atmosphere
• Aviation


  The flying or operating of an aircraft. The word originates from the Latin word 'avis' meaning 'bird'
• Activities surrounding mechanical flight and the aircraft industry

  • Air traffic control
  • Rules of the air
  • Maintenance of airport and aircraft
• Aerospace


  • The science and engineering of flying vehicles operating within and outside of the earth's atmosphere
• Aeronautics


  • The science and engineering of flying vehicles operating within the Earth's atmosphere such as aircraft
• Aviation


  • The design, development, production, operation, and use of aircraft
• ICAO - International Civil Aviation Organaization
• LYCAA - Libyan Civil Aviation Authority
• NACA - National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics was a federal agency founded in 1915 to promote and conduct aeronautical research, which was dissolved in 1958 and became NASA

  
• IATA - International Air Transport Association

  
• FAA- Federal Aviation Administration
• NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration