Student-built rocket soars 470,000 feet, setting new benchmark in amateur space exploration
A groundbreaking achievement in aerospace engineering has been reached, thanks to the efforts of a dedicated team of students. Aftershock II, a rocket designed and built by the University of Southern California’s Rocket Propulsion Lab (USCRPL),
Students' 'homemade' rocket soars faster and farther into space than any other amateur spacecraft — smashing 20-year records
Aftershock II, a new rocket built by students at the University of Southern California, recently broke a number of 20-year-old amateur spaceflight records for altitude, power and speed. It reached more than 470,
USC student team launches rocket roughly 90 miles into the air, breaking amateur record
The rocket, Aftershock II, reached a height of over 470,000 feet, which is nearly the legal limit for amateur rocket launches.
USC students break record for highest amateur rocket launch
The USC Rocket Propulsion Lab recently broke the record for the international altitude record – reaching further into space than any non-governmental and non-commercial group has ever flown before.  The rocket,
Student-made rocket smashes 20-year-old world record, soaring 470,400 feet above Earth
Launched on October 20 from Nevada's Black Rock Desert, the 13-foot, 330-pound rocket reached a peak altitude of 470,400 feet. That's nearly 90 miles up, shattering
USC students set world record with high-flying rocket launch (video)
The student-run USC Rocket Propulsion Lab's Aftershock II vehicle soared to an altitude of 470,400 feet last month, higher than any amateur rocket had ever gone before.
Student-Built Rocket Shatters Altitude Record
The previous record-holder was a rocket designed and built by the Civilian Space Exploration Team, which launched in 2014 to reach an altitude of 380,000 feet (115,825 meters). The student-built Aftershock II beat that record by 90,000 feet (27,432 meters).
Watch USC Students Make History For Amateur Rocket Launch 89 Miles Above Earth
The previous record of 380,000 feet stood for 20 years, before falling to the student-run group USC Rocket Propulsion Lab (USCRPL) by 90,000 feet.
Students' DIY rocket breaks multiple space flight world records after reaching 470,000ft
The undergraduates, from the University of Southern California's Rocket Propulsion Lab, managed to send their missile further and faster into space than any other amateur rocket
College students break record for highest rocket launched by amateurs at 89 miles above Earth
Move over Musk. A team of college kids at the University of Southern California broke the world record for the highest altitude reached by a rocket launched by amateurs — soaring a whopping 89 miles above the Earth.
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