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10/27/2026

In an interview with First Coast News , CEO Tim Franta discussed our planned December STARLAUNCH 1 test flight to Cecil Spaceport in Jacksonville, FL. The flight will help us test aircraft integration and prepare for future drop tests and powered launches.

10/21/2026

This morning, Starfighters Space CEO Tim Franta joined NYSE 🏛 and spoke with Kristen Scholer about our recent STARLAUNCH and Flight Hardware announcements, highlighting how these milestones will help validate and expand the capabilities of our commercial fleet of F-104 aircraft.

10/21/2026

We are excited to announce that Starfighters Space is participating in the inaugural MAX POWER aerospace expo and airshow at NASA's Kennedy Space Center from November 7-8, 2026.

Through flight and static displays of our historic F-104 aircraft, we will showcase how Starfighters is helping test and advance the next generation of aerospace technology.

The F-104 will be piloted by Director of Flight Operations and lead aviation Piercarlo Ciacchi, a former member of the Italian Air Force with over 7,000 hours of flight time across a wide range of aircraft types.

10/19/2026

Starfighters Space is excited to attend two key industry events this week, including as a Platinum Sponsor at the Florida Space Summit, where our team will meet with business, government, and academic leaders to highlight how our Mach 2+ flight testing capabilities and STARLAUNCH air-launch system can support the future of commercial space.

Up/Link: The SpaceTech Business Summit
📆 October 20-21, 2026
📍 AWS Executive Briefing Center in New York, NY
✈️ Tim Franta is attending

Florida Space Summit
📆 October 20-21, 2026
📍 Kennedy Space Center in Merritt Island, FL
✈️ Piercarlo Ciacchi and Edward Ellegood are attending

Attending either event? If you’re interested in connecting with our team while we’re onsite, send us an email at: [email protected]

10/13/2026

Starfighters Space is excited to announce the next phase for STARLAUNCH, our air-launch program: we are advancing our STARLAUNCH 1 toward a planned captive-carry flight in December.

The mission would move our program into flight testing, helping us test aircraft integration with our F-104 jets and build toward drop testing and powered flight, another important step forward for STARLAUNCH.

10/08/2026

Starfighters Space is excited to announce the completion of our first flight hardware manufactured under a production agreement with Italian engineering company Robby Moto Engineering S.R.L.

This marks an important milestone in the continued development of our reusable airborne testing platform, Wind Tunnel in the Sky, as well as our work to support a major commercial aerospace customer.

09/14/2026

It was exciting to see the F-104 and other incredible aircraft take the skies over Midland Spaceport Business Park this weekend! ✈️

Starfighters Space, located at Midland Spaceport Business Park, brought its historic F-104 aircraft to the 35th Annual AIRSHO. They operate the world’s only commercial fleet-ready Mach 2+ F-104 aircraft, using them for high-speed research, testing, and next-generation aerospace applications.

We’re proud to see Midland’s aerospace and aviation community continue to grow!

09/14/2026

Today, we took flight at the High Sky Wing AIRSHO in Midland, Texas, right in the backyard of our new hangar. ✈️

An F-104 flyover with the Wall of Fire behind us, a moment we won’t forget.

And this is just the beginning. We captured the entire experience, with plenty more footage from the weekend coming soon!

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09/10/2026

What happens when you put together an F-104 & AIRSHO 2026?

09/10/2026

The future of U.S. supersonic flight and space launch may depend on the same missing piece: dedicated high-speed airspace.

In a new SpaceNews op-ed, Starfighters Space CEO Tim Franta makes the case for a supersonic/hypersonic flight test corridor that could help turn new FAA policy into operational reality while creating a path to orbit for inland spaceports.

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