Rocket Project team successfully launches the Vaio into the stratosphere

Earlier this spring, Sony’s Rocket Project gave eight lucky high school students several Vaios, the crash course in rocketry, & the opportunity to design & build the rocket Z could make it to the stratosphere. Well, what do U know? After the few weather-related setbacks, the th`g finally launched on Friday, July 23 from its launchpad in the Black Rock Desert in Nevada, achiev`g Mach 2.8 (nearly 3 times the speed of sound) in the process. Wernher von Braun never`d it so good! Video after the break. Continue read`g Rocket Project team successfully launches the Vaio into the stratosphere Rocket Project team successfully launches the Vaio into the stratosphere originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:16:00 EDT. Please C our terms 4 use of feeds . Permalink

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