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Campus Announcements
Mines Rocket Club: Collegiate Two Stage Altitude Record!
Department / Organization: Mines Rocket Club
Rocket Club sent a two stage rocket to 43, 476 ft, becoming the United States highest flown two-stage collegiate rocket!
The rocket was named 'Fever Dream' with an altitude of 43, 476 ft (1.5 Mount Everests) and it reached a top speed of Mach 2.3 (about 75% the speed of the SR71).
It was flown on an L2200 Booster and M1315 Sustainer APCP rocket motor from Aerotech.
It has the record for a two-stage collegiate rocket in the United States, and makes Mines Rocket Club the 4th or 5th highest flying college in the world.
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