by Nancy Beal

By email from the company’s spokesperson, bluShift Aerospace announced last week that it is developing a request for proposal application that towns can use to signal interest in bringing the Brunswick company to their borders. bluShift, a Maine start-up that plans to put small satellites (cubesats) into orbit for commercial and scientific purposes, had been looking seriously into a launch site in Jonesport, but strong opposition to the plan caused CEO Sascha Deri to withdraw it early last month.