Mentioned:
There’s a new space company on the New York Stock Exchange. And they’re aiming to change the way supersonic jets are used for launching payloads into orbit.
What's happening:
- Starfighters Space (NYSE: FJET) has officially completed their $40M USD Regulation A initial public offering and begun trading on the New York Stock Exchange
Why it matters:
- Starfighters Space is one of the first publicly traded companies focused on using piloted supersonic jets for small satellite air launches and hypersonic test missions
Going deeper:
- Starfighters Space commercial fleet of F-104 supersonic aircraft are capable of Mach 2 operations and payload deployment at extremely high altitudes
- The F-104 supersonic aircraft fleet owned by Starfighters Space operates from NASA’s Kennedy Space Centre and has exclusive access to specalized hypersonic launch corridors over the Atlantic for high speed tests as well as launch operations
