But USC's Aftershock II also reached hypersonic speeds — reaching a maximum velocity of 5,283 feet-per-second at ... and titanium-coating for the rocket's fins. 'The titanium not only prevented ...

The students calculated that the rocket accelerated to an astonishing 5,283 feet per second ... thermal protection systems, fin designs, and other upgrades for the Aftershock II.

Aftershock II, a new rocket built by students at the University of Southern California, recently broke a number of 20-year-old amateur spaceflight records for altitude, power and speed. It reached ...

They painted the spacecraft with a thermal protection coating and upgraded the fins' bare carbon edges ... The 330-pound, 13-foot rocket achieved a velocity of 5,283 feet per second at Mach ...

Aftershock II reached a velocity of 5,283 feet per second ... data integration. The rocket also had a thermal protection system with new paint and titanium-coated fins to increase its endurance ...

The group's Aftershock II rocket reached an altitude of 470,400 feet last month. The University of Southern California's student rocketeers have done it again. The USC Rocket Propulsion Lab ...

The previous record of 380,000 feet stood for 20 years ... enabling the rocket to return largely intact. We also made an important upgrade to the fins, replacing the bare carbon edge of previous ...