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College Students' Rocket Sets New Amateur Space Altitude Record

A team of students from the USC Viterbi School of Engineering's Rocket Propulsion Lab has set a new altitude record for student-built rockets with their creation, Aftershock II, which reached 90,000 feet in Nevada's Black Rock Desert. The rocket, featuring the most powerful solid-propellant motor designed by students, achieved hypersonic speeds of Mach 5.5. This achievement highlights the potential of student engineering and sets a new standard for innovation in aerospace technology.

via The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel|

#aerospace #engineering #rocketry

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Student Rocket Team Breaks Altitude Record

A team of students from the University of Southern California's Rocket Propulsion Lab set a new altitude record for a student-built rocket, launching Aftershock II to 470,000 feet, surpassing the previous record by 90,000 feet. The rocket, launched from Nevada's Black Rock Desert, reached Mach 5.5 and became the first non-governmental rocket to achieve such a height. This achievement highlights the students' innovative engineering, including advancements in thermal protection and avionics, and marks a significant milestone in amateur rocketry.

via Gizmodo|

#aerospace-engineering #altitude-record #rocket-science

science-and-technology2 years ago•2 min saved

College students set to make history with shoebox-sized rover on the moon

A group of around 300 college students from Carnegie Mellon University have built a shoebox-sized lunar rover called Iris, which will be the first privately-made American robot to explore the surface of the moon. Iris will be launched in May and will spend 50 hours on the moon's surface before running out of battery. The project cost around $800,000 and was funded partly by CMU while the rest came from private donors and crowdsourced fundraisers. The rover has two cameras that will help it capture images of dust on the moon's surface.

via Fortune|

#moon #private-space-missions #robotics