USC STUDENT ROCKET GROUP SHATTERS INTERNATIONAL AMATEUR SPACE RECORD

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The USC Rocket Propulsion Lab at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering has broken the international altitude record with its Aftershock II rocket. The rocket reached an altitude of 470,000 feet, higher than any non-governmental and non-commercial group has ever flown before. Aftershock II, at 330 pounds with a height of 13 ft and 8” diameter, reached a velocity of 5,283 ft/s and Mach 5.5. A video of the launch is available in the article.