Jul 30
Rocket Project team successfully launches a Vaio into the stratosphere
Posted in: intel, launch, science, sony, Today's Chili, vaio, video
Earlier this spring, Sony’s Rocket Project gave eight lucky high school students several Vaios, a crash course in rocketry, and the opportunity to design and build a rocket that could make it to the stratosphere. Well, what do you know? After a few weather-related setbacks, the thing finally launched on Friday, July 23 from its launchpad in the Black Rock Desert in Nevada, achieving Mach 2.8 (nearly three times the speed of sound) in the process. Wernher von Braun never had it so good! Video after the break.
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