Astronauts tend to be either (1)medical doctors (actually a Mission Specialist flavor), (2)pilots (from the armed services, usually), or (3)technical specialists (another Mission Specialist flavor). The technical specialists that become astronauts usually have PhD's, and they normally come from a research area, like structures or materials.
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Not very many people become astronauts, so not very many aerospace engineers become astronauts either. It is a very competitive process to be selected for the astronaut corps. The people selected are usually aerospace engineers, medical doctors, or pilots.
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