World's first biofuel rocket takes flight for the first time
World’s first biofuel rocket takes flight for the first time Maine-based bluShift Aerospace developed fuel for the rocket using farm waste The unmanned bluShift rocket takes off from Limestone in Maine, US on Jan 31 Credit: BluShift A rocket company that hopes to become the “Uber for space” has launched the world’s first biofuel-powered rocket. Brunswick-based bluShift Aerospace’s 20ft prototype hit an altitude of around 4,000ft in a first run designed to test the rocket’s propulsion and control systems on Sunday. Sascha Deri, founder of bluShift Aerospace, told the BBC t...
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