Ascension III, a water rocket designed and built by the University of Cape Town's INCFD group led by Prof Arnaud Malan and project leader Stuart Swan. They were assisted by group members Donovan Changfoot and William Liw. On 26 August 2015 the rocket reached an altitude of 835m in its first flight while powered only by water and compressed air. Taking the average of a second flight of 825m meant that new Water Rocket World Altitude Record has been set at 830m. This is a massive 33% more than the previous record of 623m which stood for 8 years.
