Starfighters Space, Inc.

Starfighters Space, Inc. is a commercial aerospace company headquartered in Cape Canaveral, Florida, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. The company's core mission is to enhance accessibility to space for entrepreneurs, researchers, industry, and government entities by providing cost-effective and high-cadence aerospace services. Incorporated in 2022, Starfighters Space leverages its unique fleet of F-104 supersonic aircraft for various specialized operations.

The company's offerings include air launch services for small satellites, with its STARLAUNCH 1 system targeting suborbital missions and the upcoming STARLAUNCH 2 designed for Low Earth Orbit (LEO) delivery. Beyond launch capabilities, Starfighters Space provides an airborne aerodynamic test platform for the U.S. defense and aerospace sectors, specializing in hypersonic testing and research. Additional services encompass pilot and space flight training, microgravity experiments, and spaceflight hardware testing, serving commercial, academic, civil, and government clients.

In recent developments, Starfighters Space announced in April 2026 the availability of its F-104 fleet as an airborne aerodynamic test environment, addressing critical needs in hypersonic development. The company also joined the C-STARS Consortium and expanded its technical collaboration with Blackstar Orbital for hypersonic systems. Leadership saw a change in February 2026, with founder Rick Svetkoff stepping down and Tim Franta being appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer. Starfighters Space is publicly traded on the NYSE American under the ticker symbol FJET, having completed its IPO in December 2025.