K-State team breaks rocketry world record

MANHATTAN (KSNT) - The Kansas State University (K-State) Wildcat Rocketry team took first place and broke a world record at rocket completion in Argonia, Kansas.

This year over 20 colleges participated in the 2025 Argonia Cup. The competition tests designs and efficiency of two-stage rockets carrying golf ball payloads to the highest altitudes possible.

This year, K-State's "Purple Horizon" 'L-impulse' rocket reached a record shattering 35,439 feet at a speed of 1,050 miles per hour.