Steve Levesque, an economic-development official with long experience in Maine, was recommended unanimously for the Maine Space Corporation board; he emphasized Maine's geographic advantage for polar-orbit launches and reuse of former military assets.

Thomas Vanek, a senior fellow at the Roux Institute with a long career in aerospace research and small-satellite work, was recommended by the committee to the Maine Space Corporation board; he highlighted Maine’s polar-orbit advantages and student-built CubeSat work.