The school takes the major national needs as the direction, promotes the development of key technologies, combines scientific research with technical reserves, actively undertakes projects of the state of the art, and comprehensively serves lunar exploration projects, manned space projects, high-scoring earth observations and other national Major science and technology projects, forming not only distinctive features but unique advantages and enjoying high reputation in the fields of microsatellites, laser communications, composite materials, and control theory, and have become an important force in promoting the progress of China's aerospace industry. There are 5 national key laboratories, 2 national and local joint engineering laboratories (research centers), 1 international joint research center, 11 provincial and ministerial key laboratories.