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Akronauts venture into cryogenics with first student-made regeneratively cooled rocket engine
The Akronauts Rocket Design Team has once again pushed the boundaries of collegiate rocketry, achieving a major milestone with the successful hot-fire of their first regeneratively cooled liquid rocket engine, named "Stinger." This accomplishment comes on the heels of their groundbreaking launch of VLV, the first collegiate liquid rocket to be launched in Ohio.
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