Brunswick-based aerospace company hopes to launch first rocket Friday
Liftoff has been rescheduled for 11 a.m. from the runway on what was once the Loring Air Force Base in Limestone, in northern Maine.
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Liftoff has been rescheduled for 11 a.m. from the runway on what was once the Loring Air Force Base in Limestone, in northern Maine.
Weather delays launch of biofuel rocket made by Maine company Share Updated: 2:52 PM EST Jan 15, 2021 By Alice Keefe Share Updated: 2:52 PM EST Jan 15, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript WMTW NEWS 8'S ALICE KEEFE HAS A PREVIEW OF WHAT TO EXPECT.. 1:35-1:41 THIS IS THE FIRST COMMERCIAL LAUNCH OF A ROCKET IN THE STATE OF MAINE THAT I AM AWARE OF MAINE NATIVE SASCHA DERI IS THE CEO AND FOUNDER OF BLUSHIFT... AN AEROSPACE START UP BUILDING ROCKETS... POWERED BY BIOFUEL... THAT, TOO... COMES FROM MAINE. 2:03-2:24 - IT'S BASED UPON A SUBSTANCE I FOUND ON MY BR...
Brunswick aerospace company to launch its first rocket bluShift, located at the former Navy base, plans to launch its first rocket fueled by a first-of-its-kind biofuel in Limestone Friday. Share BRUNSWICK — After more than five years of planning and development, Brunswick-based bluShift Aerospace plans to launch its first rocket powered by a new biofuel Friday morning in Limestone. The launch is scheduled for 8 a.m., pending results from testing bluShift conducted Thursday. The launch will be streamed live. bluShift CEO Sascha Deri said the company chose to do the launch at Loring Commerc...
First Rocket Powered By Biofuel To Launch From Maine This Weekend After a weather delay, a first in rocketry will take off from northern Maine this weekend. A rocket powered by biofuel will launch from Loring Commerce Centre, in Limestone. It will be the first rocket in the world to be launched using bio-derived fuel, and Maine's first commercial rocket launch. The take-off was set for Jan. 15, but was delayed and eventually scrubbed due to weather. Now it looks like Sunday, Jan. 31 is marked for a new attempt at liftoff. The launch is scheduled for 10 a.m., with the livestream beginning at...
The countdown was underway Friday for the launch of the world's first commercial rocket powered by biofuel, set to take off from Loring Commerce Centre in Limestone.