Ignition Point 2026 - bluShift Aerospace's Hot Fire Test & Deep Tech Startup Showcase
Join bluShift for a live rocket engine static fire test and deep-tech showcase.
Gates open at 4 PM
Hot fire engine test targeted for 5:30 PM
We have always maintained that regional, collaborative innovation is what makes the Northeast hard-tech ecosystem competitive globally. That is why, immediately following the thunderous roar of the engine burn, we will transform the show into a live Tech Showcase.
We are thrilled to give a platform to three exceptional companion companies, all currently commercializing cutting-edge hardware, who will be displaying their wares on-site:
BlueSonde: Advancing scalable, real-time water intelligence with next-generation monitoring systems. Their compact, low-maintenance platforms turn oceans, lakes, and waterways into actionable data networks.
Latis Materials: Developing a breakthrough technology that uses renewable biomass as a precursor to manufacture advanced carbon fiber. They are strengthening domestic advanced materials supply chains while lowering environmental impacts.
Evergreen Additive: Transforming maritime composite manufacturing with large-format additive manufacturing. They rapidly produce high-performance tooling, vessel components, and large structures to build a faster, more flexible industrial base.
RISE Robotics: Commercializing Beltdraulic™, a new category of high-force electric actuation that replaces traditional hydraulics. Their technology delivers hydraulic-class force without hydraulic fluid and is helping manufacturers modernize industrial and mobile equipment with cleaner, more efficient motion systems.
Atlas Inc.: An advanced materials firm that utilizes robotic manufacturing to convert waste plastic into structural building components (such as composite footings) for large-scale construction.
Pepin Associates Inc. Develops and produces aligned discontinuous carbon fiber textiles and preforms for critical hypersonic and aviation parts. Our materials can form complex shapes with streamlined technical expertise and drastically reduced layup and forming times.
Maine Space Corporation: Developing the Maine Space Complex by leveraging the State’s geographic, rocketry, manufacturing and higher education assets and capabilities to establish the State as a national and international industry destination and an authority in launching small launch vehicles and small satellites into polar orbit.
University of Maine – Aerospace Research Meet the next generation of aerospace talent from UMaine's engineering department. The team will host live, interactive tech demonstrations, including: Advanced Flight Simulation: A live look at a custom flight simulator testing the limits of a high-altitude satellite sensor platform. Visualizing the Invisible: A live "Schlieren" demo that uses an advanced digital background to map and visually track heat plumes in real-time. Model Rocketry: A hands-on display of high-powered model rockets designed and built by the UMaine SEDS (Students for the Exploration and Development of Space) club.
The Roux Institute Dr. Andrew Neils, Research Assistant Professor, will be joining us to showcase their collaborative work with bluShift. Focused on materials science and additive manufacturing (3D printing), the Roux team has partnered with bluShift to leverage generative design to optimize and lighten critical rocket components.
Space is strictly limited due to facility safety protocols.
RSVP required for gate access.
Details of the location on Brunswick Landing, Maine, will come in a follow-up email.
If you're not able to attend in person, please join us via the livestream.