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BluShift Aerospace CEO Sascha Deri said the test 'was exactly what we were hoping for.'

The goal is to complete construction of infrastructure on the island, off the Washington County coast, in time for a rocket launch next summer. Other locations have been identified for mission control and antenna arrays.

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.

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...

Watch live today: bluShift Aerospace to launch 1st biofuel rocket from Maine Space 31/01/2021 Space.com Staff © Provided by Space The small satellite launch startup Blushift Aerospace prepares its first Stardust 1.0 rocket prototype for a Jan. 31, 2021 launch from the Loring Commerce Centre in Limestone, Maine. 10:30 a.m. EDT (1530 GMT).   The Brunswick, Maine-based bluShift will attempt to launch its Stardust 1.0 suborbital rocket up to a 1 mile high from a runway on the decommissioned Loring Air Force Base (now the Loring Commerce Centre) in Limestone, Maine. The roc...