Boston University
Rocket Propulsion Group


Celebrating twenty years of engineering excellence

Latest Updates

03/18/2023: BURPG conducts a successful 3 second engine hot fire, and a failed 5 second hot fire. The 5 second hot fire failed due to an isolated igniter issue, and fixes have already been implemented. The team plans to continue the test campaign with no impact to schedule.

02/12/2023: BURPG conducts a successful 1 second engine hot fire, the first ever on its Horizontal Test Stand. This engine design will propel BURPGā€™s upcoming liquid bipropellant flight vehicles.

01/31/2023: Over the last several weeks, BURPG has conducted a number of fuel and ox cold flow tests. The team has reviewed the data, closed out all open items, and intends to step into hot fire attempts in the near future.

07/16/2022: BURPG wins the James Barrowman Award for Flight Dynamics at the 2022 Spaceport America Cup, beating out 100 other teams in flight performance and reaching within 0.14% of its launch altitude target.

 
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Pushing the limits of amateur rocketry

 
 

The Boston University Rocket Propulsion Group is an undergraduate research group that designs, manufactures, and launches rockets. Our goal? Be the first university group to launch a liquid fueled rocket to space, via excellence in undergraduate engineering. By continually redefining the expectations for amateur rocketry and giving students the skill and tools necessary to succeed post-graduation, we hope to inspire people to do what may seem impossible.

 
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Designed. Tested. Flown.

Concept to launch, BURPG prides itself in the rigor of all aspects of engineering. Students complete everything from design work, CAD, and analysis to manufacturing, testing, and construction.

From All Disciplines

BURPG is armed with and benefit from members from many disciplines of study. Mechanical, electrical, and computer engineers share determination with physicists, computer scientists, business majors and more.

 

Relentlessly driven towards excellence

 

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