Patrick Sullivan, FMI’s technical project manager, says few materials can withstand the extreme conditions of the space environment. Temperatures reaching thousands of degrees. Brutal cosmic conditions. Novel exploratory missions traversing billions of miles for years at a time. From satellites coursing through Earth’s atmosphere, to planets and moons within the unassisted human...
Read moreMaine’s “new space” industry includes Brunswick rocket-maker bluShift Aerospace, whose prototype rocket, Stardust 1.0, lifted off from Loring Commerce Centre in Limestone last year. The proposed Maine SpacePort — a complex that could include a commercial rocket launch site in Limestone and “mission control” in Brunswick — got a boost Tuesday...
Read moreThe state hopes a new law creating the Maine Space Port Corp. is the first step toward achieving that goal. BRUNSWICK, ME – APRIL 22: Terry Shehata is the director of the Maine Space Grant Consortium and is leading an effort to develop the Maine Space Complex, which would be centered...
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