Maine Space Grant Consortium

04/04/2026

We are super excited for Karin and her students! This is a wonderful opportunity. Good luck Karin!!

Karin Paquin, a teacher at St. John's Catholic School in Brunswick, will be taking part in the LiftOff Summer Institute.

03/09/2026

A great read. Congrats to bluShift Aerospace!

We’re really honored to be featured in Yankee Magazine, which recently did a deep dive on the story behind bluShift Aerospace.

The reporter, Brian Kevin, didn’t just do a quick interview. He came out to engine tests, spent time with our team, and asked a lot of thoughtful questions over multiple visits to really understand what we’re trying to build.

From early propulsion experiments to launching Maine’s first commercial rocket, it’s been quite a journey and we’re excited about what comes next.

If you're curious about what a rocket startup in Maine looks like, this is a fun read:

https://newengland.com/yankee/magazine/down-east-rising-blushift-aerospace/

And we’re curious too:

When you hear “rockets Made in Maine”… what do you picture?

12/18/2025

Congrats again to Thomas College on their new robotics program!

A NASA-supported grant has been given to Thomas College that goes right into robotics programs for Central Maine schools.

12/10/2025

Congrats to our newest affiliate member, Thomas College on your recent award from MSGC with additional support from the Perloff Family Foundation. This initiative supports a new robotics program for central Maine students. We are very excited about this new program and how it will help area students get involved in the expanding fields of robotics and technology.

WATERVILLE -- Thomas College has announced a new robotics initiative aimed at expanding the robotics sector for students in the central Maine area.

09/09/2025

Congratulations to our latest MERITS class of 2025! Twelve extremely talented students graduated from our program in August during our celebration day event. Each student successfully completed their internships working in projects in areas of Mechanical Engineering, Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Data Analytics, Environmental Science, Computer Science and so much more! Thank you again to our host mentors and institutions, we are so grateful to partner with you each year.

07/29/2024

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07/16/2024

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2024 Maine Space Conference     Registration is NOW Open Secure your spot today. Early bird pricing through August 1st! Join us October 23-25 in beautiful Portland, Maine, for our second annual event

05/28/2024

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2024 Maine Space Conference     Pitch Competition The Maine Space Grant Consortium, the Maine Space Corporation and the Maine Center for Entrepreneurs are pleased to announce a Pitch Competition at th

05/22/2024

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03/20/2024

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09/11/2023

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08/16/2023

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