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BluShift’s Aerospace’s successful launch on Jan. 31 not only put the Loring Commerce Centre on the map as a viable spot for vertical and horizontal rocket launches, but likely helped with efforts to establish a statewide spaceport complex.
Recent advances in entrepreneurship and training in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM, are bringing new career opportunities to Maine. But some people worry that a persistent gap in the workforce prevents the state's burgeoning STEM industries from finding the talent they need. That was the subject taken on by a panel of STEM experts in a webinar this week, “The Future of STEM Jobs and Innovation in Maine.” It was hosted by the Maine State Chamber of Commerce and the Science is US, a nonprofit that brings together leaders in science, engineering, indu...
COVID-19 Analysis The COVID-19 outbreak has turned the world upside down. It has impacted the worldwide economy and also cast its shadow on different industries, which also includes the biofuels market. This industry has been hit hard due to the sharp decline in the demand for fuel across the country, with residents following the federal, state, and local guidance to minimize travel and practice social distancing. Lockdown measures have resulted in a contraction in demand for transport fuels into which the biofuels are blended. Besides, low prices of oil mean biofuels are less competitive, ...
The small crew of about eight at bluShift Aerospace made world history when their proprietary, non-toxic, bio-derived, carbon-neutral fuel launched a rocket a mile into the sky on Jan. 31 at the former Loring Air Force Base.
Cheaper Bio-Fuel Based Commercial Rocket Takes Its First Flight ALSO READ Despite two false starts and unwelcoming outdoor weather, the Brunswick-based startup bluShift Aerospace launched its first rocket prototype, called Stardust 1.0, on 31st January. It lifted off Sunday afternoon from a snow-covered runway at the Loring Commerce Center in Limestone, Maine. “It landed right where we were hoping for and where we were planning for. It couldn’t have been better than that”, bluShift CEO Sascha Deri told reporters after the launch. Discussing biofuel and its integration with the Stardust ...