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Stardust 1.0 has become the first commercial launch of a rocket powered by bio-derived fuel.

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A prototype rocket from the US that's powered by biofuel passed its first major test flight on Sunday.   The rocket, called Stardust 1.0, was developed by a firm called BluShift Aerospace, which is based in Brunswick in Maine.   The 20-foot (six metre) prototype rocket reached an altitude of just over 4,000 feet (1,219 metres) during its maiden run, which was designed to test the rocket's propulsion and control systems. Video footage shows Stardust 1.0 blasting off from the former Loring Air Force Base in the northern Maine town of Limestone, marking the state's first commercial rocket la...

Courtesy Photo bluShift Aerospace, the Brunswick company with dreams of launching satellites into Earth orbit from Maine, launched its first rocket on Sunday. Just 20 feet tall, the rocket ascended less than a mile into the sky over the former Loring Air Force base in Limestone. But it proved the feasibility of the company’s first-of-its-kind biofuel and engine design. It was the first commercial rocket launch from Maine and the first time anywhere that a commercial rocket had been launched using a fuel made from renewable, agricultural materials. Afterward, bluShift President Sascha Deri...

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