A group of college kids launched a rocket higher than any other non-professional organization ever has,” said Ryan Kraemer, a senior at the University of Southern California. He was the lead ...
The New Space Race Since the last landing on the Moon by Apollo 17 in 1972, men have not ventured into space further than near-Earth orbit. This can also be considered the date at which space ...
Aftershock II reached an altitude of 470,400 feet and a velocity of 3,600 miles per hour. Launched Oct. 20 at 11:16 a.m., it is eight and a half inches in diameter and 13 feet tall. The rocket weighed ...