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Ignition! Maine company successfully test-fires new rocket.
Maine is quickly establishing itself as a growing part of the space industry and there was another exciting step Thursday night in Brunswick.Maine-based bluShift Aerospace successfully completed a full-scale engine test of its MAREVL™ rocket engine, which is powered by a nontoxic, carbon-neutral biofuel. This was the first in a series of 20 or more engine tests planned over the next several months. The goal is to fine-tune the engine and get it up to flight-grade performance.Thursday’s test was the largest and loudest engine test so far. On Sept. 1, the company conducted a successful test of the engine, reaching a peak thrust of 45kN (10,000 lbs) for 10 seconds.On Jan. 31, 2021, bluShift made history when it launched the first commercial rocket in the world powered by eco-friendly, bio-derived fuel from Loring Commerce Centre in Limestone.Earlier this year, bluShift selected Steuben as the site of Maine’s first sustainable Space Complex. The company hopes to launch 4 to 6 rockets to space via a lift-boat (a large flat boat with long retractable legs that can be lowered to the ocean floor) initially with a maximum of 32 rockets annually.Rocket launches will occur from April through October, and result in a rocket manufacturing facility supporting up to 200 jobs within 5 to 7 years, according to bluShift.It was also announced earlier this year that the Maine Space Grant Consortium has been awarded $1.2 million to support the development of the Maine SpacePort Complex.
Maine is quickly establishing itself as a growing part of the space industry and there was another exciting step Thursday night in Brunswick.
Maine-based bluShift Aerospace successfully completed a full-scale engine test of its MAREVL™ rocket engine, which is powered by a nontoxic, carbon-neutral biofuel. This was the first in a series of 20 or more engine tests planned over the next several months. The goal is to fine-tune the engine and get it up to flight-grade performance.
Thursday’s test was the largest and loudest engine test so far. On Sept. 1, the company conducted a successful test of the engine, reaching a peak thrust of 45kN (10,000 lbs) for 10 seconds.
On Jan. 31, 2021, bluShift made history when it launched the first commercial rocket in the world powered by eco-friendly, bio-derived fuel from Loring Commerce Centre in Limestone.
Earlier this year, bluShift selected Steuben as the site of Maine’s first sustainable Space Complex. The company hopes to launch 4 to 6 rockets to space via a lift-boat (a large flat boat with long retractable legs that can be lowered to the ocean floor) initially with a maximum of 32 rockets annually.
Rocket launches will occur from April through October, and result in a rocket manufacturing facility supporting up to 200 jobs within 5 to 7 years, according to bluShift.
It was also announced earlier this year that the Maine Space Grant Consortium has been awarded $1.2 million to support the development of the Maine SpacePort Complex.
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