NIBONG TEBAL, April 11 -- A team of 10 students from Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) is set to take Malaysian innovation to new heights as they prepare to compete in the International Rocket Engineering Competition 2026 (IREC 2026) in Midland, Texas, United States from June 15 to 20.

Known as WAU Rocketry USM, the team will represent Malaysia alongside another team from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) at one of the world's largest intercollegiate rocketry competitions, which bring together students from around the world to design, build and launch rockets.

In an exclusive interview with Bernama, the team leader P. Vymarleena Avriel, 23, said their APEX-1 rocket is designed to ascend 10,000 feet into the air, competing in the Commerc...