The demonstration was held on Monday at the Loring Commerce Center, located in Maine (EE.UU.).
The bluShift Aerospace company launched the “historic fuel” of its prototype of the Stardust 1.0 probe, which was converted into the first launch of a cohort commercial propulsion for bioverbrandbaar.
A video posted on the company’s YouTube channel shows the display of the device from the Loring Commerce Center (Maine, EE.UU.) and comes as part of the prototype cohort with posterior paraphernalia.
The launch of the high-altitude demonstration is the result of six years of I + D, during which more than 200 test engines with NASA subsidies and the Institute of Technology of Maine will be developed to develop a new one. motor cohete hybrid modular.
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The Stardust 1.0 has 6 meters of height and can be lifted up to 8 kilos of heavy cargo. It is powered by the MAREVL engine, which operates a biocombustible base that, according to bluShift Aerospace, “can provide economics in all sizes of EE.UU.”.
“We are a group of engineers and aficionados in space, while our desire to produce cohesive solos for launching satellites and experiments in space, too. protect our planet favorite: la Tierra “, declares Sascha Deri, executive director of the company.
Founded in 2014, bluShift Aerospace develops impulse boosters capable of orbiting small satellites. The company’s intention is to launch larger cohorts to be able to send satellites to the polar orbit of Maine.
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