On: Student rocket group shatters amateur space record

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Actually, they have a team bio on their site. They look quite young to me.

https://www.uscrpl.com/the-team

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Founded in 2005. They probably have a very strong Knowledge transfer system and alumni network in place (useful for funding). This is something I can attest to when I go back to my college days.