"To develop the space industry and build China into a space power is our eternal dream," emphasized President Xi Jinping. Xidian University, following President Xi Jinping's instructions, established the School of Aerospace Science and Technology (SAST) in July 2013, with the aim of making consistent contributions to China's advancement as a space power. Bao Weimin, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and Director of the Science and Technology Committee at China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC), serves as the honorary president.

SAST offers four undergraduate programs—Detection Guidance and Control Technology, Space Science and Technology, Aircraft Design and Engineering, and Aircraft Control and Information Engineering—along with the Qian Xuesen Aerospace Science Experimental Class (hereinafter referred to as Qian Xuesen class), distinguished as the only program focused on electronic information among universities in China. We have established two disciplines: Instrument Science and Technology, and Control Science and Engineering, while also actively pursuing the establishment of an Aerospace Science and Technology discipline.

SAST is dedicated to researching the global challenge of "communication blackout" in the aerospace sector. In recent years, the school has actively engaged in major research projects, including manned spaceflight and lunar exploration programs, the Xihe solar exploration satellite, and the development of high-speed near space vehicle. We have successfully completed major tasks, including near space vehicle measurement and control, high-speed communications in space, the fundamental theory of communication within plasma sheaths, and the development of next-generation navigation technology for space targets.

Currently, the school has over 400 undergraduate students, more than 300 master's degree candidates, and over 100 doctoral candidates. The faculty comprises more than 110 members, including two nationally recognized talents, seven provincially recognized talents, one national model teacher, and one provincially renowned teacher. We boast one national first-class program, four national first-class courses, two national demonstration courses selected by the Ministry of Education, and two provincial experimental teaching demonstration centers.

Since its establishment, SAST has cultivated many young talents who firmly devote themselves to aerospace and contribute to the country. All students from the three Qian Xuesen classes have been admitted to graduate schools for further study. They achieved third place in the China International College Students' Innovation Competition, secured two national gold medals, and earned over 200 awards at or above the provincial level in various discipline competitions. KJSY 1, a picosatellite developed by three undergraduates, was launched into space aboard the Long March 6 (CZ-6) carrier rocket, alongside 19 other small satellites. Moreover, the employment rate before graduation remains above 98% for graduate students and 95% for undergraduate students.