Student Rockets Soar at Intercollegiate Rocket Engineering Competition Written 23 June 2025
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Student-built rocket lifts off from West Texas during the 2025 International Rocket Engineering Competition (IREC). Credit: AIAA–©
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On the dusty plains of West Texas, over 2,000 university students from 22 countries gathered with a shared goal: launch the rockets they spent the past year building, testing, and perfecting. From liftoff to landing, 2025 IREC, hosted by the Experimental Sounding Rocket Association, offered a real-world proving ground for tomorrow’s aerospace professionals.
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