A Rocket Built by Students Reached Space for the First Time

In 2013, the USC rocket team attempted its first space shot with the Traveler I, which exploded just seconds after launch. Following the failure of the first two Traveler rockets, the USC team began to develop the Fathom rocket and Graveler motor as testbeds for flight systems that would be used on subsequent space shots. USC Rocket Propulsion Lab

USC may have been the first collegiate team to make it to space, but the race is far from over.

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