To mark the first test firing of Bloodhound SSC’s hybrid rocket, here’s a closer look at what it will take to push a car to a whopping 1,000 mph. The attempt to break the current land speed record of 763mph or 1228km/h, will take place at Hakskeen Pan in South Africa in 2014.
The Bloodhound SSC is powered by a Eurofighter jet engine and a rocket