The Maine Spaceport Complex is the name for a series of proposed
spaceports across the state of
Maine being built for private companies like
BluShift Aerospace. The project was started in 2020, and consists of planned locations in
Brunswick,
Portland,
Orono,
Aroostook County, and
Washington County.[1] BluShift conducted the first successful launch of their Stardust series of rockets at
Loring Commerce Centre (formerly
Loring Air Force Base) on January 31, 2021.[2][3] Afterwards, other planned launches from the site were canceled, and the next launch is planned to take place in the second quarter of 2024 either from Coastal Launch Pad nearby the towns of
Jonesport and
Beals in Washington County (although the Vertical Launch Pad at
Spaceport America in
New Mexico has also been considered).
The Maine Spaceport Complex is the name for a series of proposed
spaceports across the state of
Maine being built for private companies like
BluShift Aerospace. The project was started in 2020, and consists of planned locations in
Brunswick,
Portland,
Orono,
Aroostook County, and
Washington County.[1] BluShift conducted the first successful launch of their Stardust series of rockets at
Loring Commerce Centre (formerly
Loring Air Force Base) on January 31, 2021.[2][3] Afterwards, other planned launches from the site were canceled, and the next launch is planned to take place in the second quarter of 2024 either from Coastal Launch Pad nearby the towns of
Jonesport and
Beals in Washington County (although the Vertical Launch Pad at
Spaceport America in
New Mexico has also been considered).