Why Launching Satellites From a Fighter Jet Makes Sense
Starfighters Space CEO: Picture the fighter jet as a first stage, not an aircraft | Invest 2026
Paid partnership. Starfighters Space chief executive Tim Franta tells Pras Subramanian how the company launches payloads from a fleet of F-104 fighter jets flying out of Kennedy Space Center, why air launch beats a launch pad on fuel, and how the same rocket on the same aircraft serves both a space mission and a hypersonic one. He explains the Star Launch programme, a first under-wing test flight due in December, and what the SpaceX listing did for capital availability across smaller space companies. Starfighters Space listed on NYSE American in December 2025 and Franta became chief executive in February 2026. Figures and timelines here are his own.
Featuring:
Tim Franta, Chief Executive Officer, Starfighters Space
Pras Subramanian, Senior Autos Reporter, Yahoo Finance
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Timestamps
0:00 Launching satellites off supersonic fighter jets
1:22 Star Launch, and the first test flight
2:32 What the President’s visit to the hangar meant
3:45 Where hypersonic fits, and the GE Aerospace test
5:05 What the SpaceX listing did for small space companies
6:36 Steps to space, and where a small launcher fits
7:57 What the space economy looks like in five years
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