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USC students set altitude and speed records in amateur rocketry

On 20 October 2024, in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert, the University of Southern California’s Rocket Propulsion Lab (USCRPL) achieved a milestone in amateur rocketry. Their student-built Aftershock II ...
China is pioneering an innovative electromagnetic launch system, aiming to catapult rockets to supersonic speeds using electricity before engine ignition. This novel approach, unlike SpaceX's chemical ...