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.”
Click here to view the test.