Maine poised to be major player in aerospace industry: Here’s how [Video]

BUSTLING SPACE ECONOMY AND THE GOAL TO BUILD IT UP. <JIM INTRO-03.22.35> “THERE ARE MORE THAN 85 AEROSPACE COMPANIES ALREADY OPERATING IN MAINE INCLUDING BLUSHIFT AEROSPACE HERE AT THE BRUNSWICK LANDING.” A COMPANY THAT HAS SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHED A ROCKET AT THE FORMER LORING AIR FORCE BASE IN 2021. THEY’VE SET-UP SHOP IN THE FORMER BRUNSWICK NAVAL AIR STATION – TESTING ENGINES…AND PLANNING FOR A FUTURE THAT INVOLVES SATELLITES THAT CAN FIT IN THE PALM OF YOUR HAND – WITH CAMERAS – SENDING BACK INFORMATION THAT CAN HELP US BETTER UNDERSTAND THE ATMOSPHERE, THE ENVIRONMENT AND SO MUCH MORE. <SOT-SASCHA DERI/BLUSHIFT AEROSPACE CEO-03.17.44 TO 03.18.03 > “OUR BIGGEST COMPETITORS IN THIS MARKET ARE BLUE ORIGIN AND VIRGIN GALACTIC WHO ARE TAKING PEOPLE AND TOURISTS UP TO SPACE AND AS A SIDE HUSTLE THEY HELP RESEARCHERS DO EXPERIMENTS. WHAT WE’RE GOING TO FOCUS JUST ON PROVIDING RESEARCHERS THE ABILITY TO DO MORE …