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BRUNSWICK (WGME) – The Brunswick company bluShift Aerospace is getting ready for another historic rocket launch. The Stardust 1. 0 blasted off to a mile above ground earlier this year. Historic rocket launch makes Maine a viable spaceport locationIt was the first commercial rocket launch powered by bio-derived fuel. Now its creator, bluShift Aerospace, is hoping to go even further. Since January, the team has been hard at work.

Maine Gov. Janet Mills is making a stop Thursday afternoon at the Brunswick-based startup bluShift Aerospace.

Brunswick, MAINE – During a visit to bluShift Aerospace in Brunswick today, Governor Janet Mills highlighted the importance of the Maine Jobs & Recovery Plan’s investment in innovation to spur economic growth as Maine recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic.

As Brunswick-based bluShift nears its crowd equity funding milestone of $500,000, development continues on the startup's bio-fueled engine. Options are cropping up for a remote coastal site that would accommodate launches over the ocean.

Out of nearly 150 applicants for Gorham Savings Bank's relaunched LaunchPad competition in 2021, five finalists have been selected to vie for $50,000 in prize money at the June event. The pitch competition is back this year after last year's cancellation because of the pandemic, and will take place via live stream on Tuesday, June 1, at 3:30 p.m. The finalists will compete for a $50,000 grant from Gorham Savings. The 2021 finalists are: Brave Foods, of Portland; Erin Flett/Studio e Flett, of Gorham, whose founder was honored as a 2020 Mainebiz Woman to Watch; HighByte, of Portland; Huga Heat...