ABOUT APE

Advanced Propulsion Engineering (APE) is a Design Team located at Saint Louis University Parks College of Engineering and Aviation. Project Silverback is a single-stage student research and development rocket designed to Spaceport America Cup Competition specifications.

meet the team

Adis Beganovic

Project Manager - Aerospace Engineering

Tristan Stricklin

Avionics Lead - Aerospace Engineering

Ryne Sandler

Web Master and Structural Lead - Aerospace Engineering

Micah Reichardt

Recovery Lead - Aerospace Engineering

ANTONIO BUANO

Safety Officer - Aerospace Engineering

OUR CLIENTS

project silverback

THE MISSION

Project Silverback, at gross weight and standard day conditions that include acceptable wind levels upon launch the vehicle carrying a payload of no less than 8.8 pounds shall have a powered ascent to reach an apogee of 10,000 ft AGL (+/-500 ft), deploy a drogue parachute at apogee to bring the descent rate of the vehicle to 75-150 ft/s with all sections attached, and will then deploy the main parachute at an altitude no higher than 1500 ft to slow the descent rate to a maximum of 30 ft/sand be recovered in a re-flyable condition.

APE strives to inspire the next generation of engineers and generate public interest in rocket technology through collaboration, professionalism, and hard work. The current project for A.P.E. is Project Silverback, a demonstration of sounding rocket technology that will compete in the 10,000 feet AGL Student Researched and Developed (SRAD) Solid Propulsion System class of the Spaceport America Cup.

APE TEAM