Aircraft & Spacecraft Design, the specific major of Department of Spacecraft & Launch Vehicle Technology, is subject to the world-class discipline in Beihang University, Aeronautical and Astronautical Science and Technology, which is among China’s “Double First-rate” disciplines. In the recent national evaluation of disciplines in Chinese Universities, Beihang University achieved the first rank in the discipline of Aeronautical and Astronautical Science and Technology, and among the four majors in this discipline, the major,Aircraft& Spacecraft Design, is also top-ranking.

The disciplinary development of the Department of Aerospace Intelligence Science and Technology is built on the dual foundations of the national key disciplines "Control Science and Engineering" and "Aerospace Science and Technology." Through deep integration of the strengths of the second-level disciplines "Navigation, Guidance, and Control" and "Pattern Recognition and Intelligent Systems," the department focuses on the disciplinary direction of "Intelligent Control and Information Processing for Wide-Domain Flight," constructing a new interdisciplinary system oriented toward the future of intelligent aerospace.

Department of Aerospace Propulsion belongs to the first level subject of Aerospace Science and technology, which was nation's earliest academic doctorate conferred in this first level subject. In the recently national evaluation in January 2007, the first level subject was identified as national key subject, and has been ranked first in China.The second level subject which Department of Aerospace Propulsion belonging to is Aerospace Propulsion Theories and Engineering. It has been identified as national key second level subject in 1988, also has been ranked place in the previous disciplines appraisal which was organized by the Ministry of National Education.As one of the first universities to enter the 2011 program, our department has hosted the construction of the Collaborative Innovation Center for Aerospace Science and Technology "Energy and Power Platform" of China and successfully completed the construction of the platform.The department which has doctorate or master's degree granting was conferred to construct the shortage second level subject "Electric propulsion technology" in 2007.