by Carol Bousquet, Maine Public Bangor Daily News The Presque Isle endeavor would allow people to participate in science, technology and math (STEM) education and data collection that would support local businesses and agriculture, while efforts proposed for Loring Commerce Centre in Limestone would focus on space industry business and education, test launches and a...
Read moreby Paul Bagnall Bangor Daily News PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — July 7, 2023 — Presque Isle International Airport Director Scott Wardwell is one of the appointed members by Gov. Janet Mills for the board of directors for the Maine Space Corporation. (Paul Bagnall | The Star-Herald) PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — Maine is becoming a...
Read moreMaine has a brilliant future in space,’ NASA chief says during Brunswick visit NASA Administrator Bill Nelson promoted Maine’s growing space industry as plans for the proposed Maine Space Complex get off the ground. Sun Journal BY JASON CLAFFEY Sen. Angus King (left), NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and Gov. Janet Mills listen to Sascha...
Read moreLocation: Cumberland County, Maine The Board of Directors of the Maine Space Corporation has scheduled its first organizational meeting on Tuesday, June 27th, 2023, from 11 am to 1 pm. The location of the meeting is TechPlace, 74 Orion Street, Brunswick Landing, Brunswick, Maine. As this is the first business meeting...
Read moreThe program is designed to give students a space STEM education experience and inspire a new generation of aerospace pioneers. Author: Lorraine Muir Published: 9:24 PM EDT May 25, 2023 News Center Maine BANGOR, Maine — High school students across Maine got their chance to launch some science projects into space. It’s part of a program funded...
Read moreBy Laurie Schreiber Maine Biz Maine could be an integral player in the “new space” industry by 2030 and, by 2042, the industry could be contributing up to $1.1 billion a year to the state economy. That’s according to a new initiative called Maine Space 2030, a campaign designed to raise awareness of...
Read moreBy Sean Murphy Maine PUBLISHED 1:04 PM ET Apr. 05, 2023 The Maine Space Grant Consortium has announced a new campaign to drive interest in the state’s aerospace industry, including the state’s first space conference scheduled for November. Maine Space 2030 will be geared toward attracting aerospace companies to Maine, encouraging aerospace research and...
Read morePatrick 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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