r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/InsaneMocktail • Sep 08 '26

Video University of Waterloo Students Launch Rocket Breaking World Record

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u/InsaneMocktail Sep 08 '26 edited Sep 08 '26

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The University of Waterloo Rocketry team broke the world record for the highest flying amateur liquid fuel rocket in August 2026.The student built rocket, Polaris, reached an altitude of 63,497 feet.It beat the previous record held by Georgia Tech by nearly 7,000 feet.The launch took place in Timmins, Ontario during the Launch Canada Challenge.A team of roughly 100 students designed and built the 17 foot rocket themselves.

Source : https://uwaterloo.ca/engineering/news/waterloo-rocketry-team-sets-new-world-record

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u/Delicious_Spot_3778 Sep 08 '26

As a GT alum, this will not stand!

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u/PM_ME_DATASETS Sep 08 '26

I know a faculty leader (idk the actual title) at GT and all he's had time for during the last 19 months is trying to secure funding to not lose half of their staff because of the orange pedo. I think the situation is more or less stable by now, but many projects have been put on hold until the people working on it could receive wages.

So yeah, it will stand, until americans will learn to make better choices

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u/Shot-Swimming-9098 Sep 09 '26

what a hamfisted way to get your politics out. Everything is politics. Politics is not something you can just avoid. It comes for you.

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u/PM_ME_DATASETS Sep 08 '26

I saw GT and it's literally the only thing I know about GT