DASH & FLASH Hypersonic Research and Development

A note on my projects at the Purdue Hypersonics Applied Research Facility and my summer role at Pluto Aerospace

Highlight: Hypersonics Development

As an employee under the Purdue Applied Research Institute, specifically at the Hypersonics Applied Research Facility, I had opportunity to help design a metal 3D printed Inconel Nosecone. I also helped to design and fabricate the original iterations of the electronics bay that collected data during flight. (Pictures of the nosecone will be posted once approved for release, or they may be posted on my LinkedIn right now.)

During the summer I worked at Pluto Aerospace, who was the original rocket company that had the vehicle that would loft the payload I had helped design. At Pluto I helped with launch operations as one of two full time employees, across the 3 different launches we conducted over the summer of 2026. I was very hands on and helped to design and fabricate proven flight hardware.

More Hypersonics Research info and details of the launch infrastructure I designed is on my Mechanical Engineering Page!

Rocketry

It started as a hobby, well now its gotten to be a bit more than that.

Highlight: Self Built Liquid Rocket Engine

I was able to lead one, if not the first, high school teams to build, fire, and then subsequently launch a high power liquid rocket engine, that we called Brojave Sphinx, which is an iteration of Half Cat Rocketry's design, serial number [SN06]. With the exception of the injector and exit nozzle, everything was machined or assembled by myself in my garage. We static fired the motor in Arizona, and then launched it at the friend's of amateur rocketry launch site in California. The motor I built lives on, and is still actively used by the club today. Read the documentation below, or watch the videos below, the sound of the engine is awesome!

Documentation

Not working? Download the documentation here.

Want to see how this rocket was machined? Take a look at my Manufacturing Engineering Projects Page!

High Power Rocketry

Yeah you need a license for these shenanigans.

High Power Rocketry

High Power Rocketry is a classification of rocketry that you need a license from one of the National Rocketry Bodies (Tripoli or NAR) in order to purchase the larger motors for high power rocketry. These don't get launched in a park, they're at least 16x more powerful than what you should be reasonably launching there. Bremer currently holds his Level 2 High Power Rocketry Certification, and is working towards the final level, Level 3 by the end of 2026. The large red rocket on this page is over 12 feet tall and a foot in diameter, and was launched in 2024. During high school as the rocketry club president, Bremer oversaw the building, launching, and recovery of over 30 Level 1 certification flights. I've attended a multitude of national launches such as LDRS and BALLS. View a gallery of my rocketry experience below.

Website Info

Created by Bremer Kaprosy on 08/04/21

Last Updated 08/17/2026

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