Student-made rocket smashes 20-year-old world record, soaring 470,400 feet above Earth
Estimated reading time: 1 minutes
Launched on October 20 from Nevada’s Black Rock Desert, the 13-foot, 330-pound rocket reached a peak altitude of 470,400 feet. That’s nearly 90 miles up, shattering the prior 71.97-mile amateur record set by the Civilian Space Exploration Team’s GoFast rocket back in 2004.
About The Author
Discover more from Artificial Race!
Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.
