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The blueShitf's launch could even revolutionize the space travel's future, running on biofuel. See for yourself here.

BluShift Aerospace has created a prototype rocket engine to power the first commercial launch of a rocket powered by bio-derived fuel anywhere in the world.

bluShift Aerospace’s successful test Tuesday afternoon of its hybrid rocket engine puts the Brunswick company in position to launch its first rocket prototype, likely later this month. Called a “static fire test” because the engine is secured so it can’t move, the test occurred within a concrete blast wall in a field at Brunswick Landing, where bluShift is headquartered. A blast of combustion lasted for a few seconds, followed by smoke and then an afterburn. The test was livestreamed. One commenter wrote, “I hope bluShift puts New England on the map as a orbital launch site.” Cli...