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.

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 ...

Remarkably, the rocket accelerated to 5,283 feet per second (1,610 meters per ... a new type of heat-resistant paint and titanium-coated fins. “Thermal protection at hypersonic speeds is a ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Fin whales, the world's second-largest whale species, can grow up to 85 feet A 47-foot-long (14.3 meters) female fin whale, an endangered species, was discovered dead near a coastal trail in ...

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 ...

Fin whales, the second-largest whale species, can grow up to 85 feet in length and weigh between 40 and 80 tons when fully mature, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ...