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bluShift Aerospace’s successful test Tuesday afternoon of its hybrid rocket engine puts the Brunswick company in position to launch its first rocket prototype, likely later this month. Called a “static fire test” because the engine is secured so it can’t move, the test occurred within a concrete blast wall in a field at Brunswick Landing, where bluShift is headquartered. A blast of combustion lasted for a few seconds, followed by smoke and then an afterburn. The test was livestreamed. One commenter wrote, “I hope bluShift puts New England on the map as a orbital launch site.” Cli...

>> bill: if you get space tours from lift-off until you hit 50 miles and come back down. how long is the ride? >> the ride in total i think is more significant than that. it is getting to altitude. the experience i think is more than just a few minutes. but your experience in zero gravity. i'm not sure how much time they have but enough to get the idea and float around and look at the view to see the sun in a black sky which is kind of cool. to see the horizon and atmosphere and to get an idea how beautiful our planet is. i think it's a great way to experience space flight. the other companies...