by Nancy Beal

In the past year, aerospace activity in Maine has made history and headlines. In late January 2021, a Brunswick-based aerospace company launched a small rocket to the edge of space from a decommissioned Air Force base in Aroostook County using non-toxic biofuel instead of the petroleum-based propellant employed in the industry to that point. Following that world record, bluShift Aerospace contracted to secure a launch spot in Jonesport to propel small rockets into a north-south polar orbit over open ocean without traversing populated land.