# Student Rocket Shatters 20-Year Space Records! 🚀

**URL:** <https://onehack.st/t/student-rocket-shatters-20-year-space-records/296271>\
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**Tags:** learning, technology\
**Created:** [November 23, 2024, 6:35pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/student-rocket-shatters-20-year-space-records/296271 "2024-11-23T18:35:30Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 23, 2024, 6:35pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/student-rocket-shatters-20-year-space-records/296271/1 "2024-11-23T18:35:31Z")

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**Summary:**

1. **Record-Breaking Flight**  
USC students’ rocket, **Aftershock II** , soared to **470,000 feet** , breaking the previous **380,000-foot amateur record** set 20 years ago.

2. **Mach 5.5 Speed**  
The rocket reached a top speed of **3,600 mph (Mach 5.5)**, surpassing the long-held amateur speed record.

3. **Engineering Firsts**  
Aftershock II features the **most powerful solid-propellant motor** and **composite case motor** ever created by amateurs.

4. **Milestone Launch**  
Launched from **Black Rock Desert, Nevada** , the rocket breached the atmosphere in **85 seconds** and deployed a parachute for a safe return.

5. **Global Impact**  
This success highlights groundbreaking achievements in **student-led aerospace engineering** , inspiring innovation in non-governmental space exploration.

**Read more at:** [Live Science](https://www.livescience.com/space/space-exploration/students-homemade-rocket-soars-faster-and-farther-into-space-than-any-other-amateur-spacecraft-smashing-20-year-records)