Key Highlights
- Starfighters Space hosted President Donald J. Trump for remarks from its Kennedy Space Center hangar.
- The company said its F-104 jets and flight-research hardware were displayed during UP.Summit and NASA’s MAX POWER exposition.
- Trump’s remarks included support for NASA’s Artemis program and opening US airspace for commercial supersonic flights.
Starfighters Space Inc. (NYSE American: FJET) said it hosted President Donald J. Trump at the company’s hangar at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, where he delivered remarks focused on U.S. aerospace leadership.
According to the company, Trump discussed his administration’s efforts to advance U.S. leadership in space exploration and improve U.S. commercial competitiveness in space transportation. Starfighters said attendees included the NASA Administrator, the Secretary of Transportation, Florida’s governor-elect, other federal and state officials, and aerospace industry chief executives, including Starfighters Chief Executive Officer Tim Franta.
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Starfighters said Trump also spoke about supporting NASA’s Artemis lunar and Mars exploration, opening US airspace for commercial supersonic flights, and plans for an annual event at the Cape Canaveral Spaceport that would be “bigger, better, and grander” than the Paris Air Show.
The company said the address kicked off NASA’s MAX POWER aerospace exposition at the spaceport and took place during UP.Summit, which it described as an annual technology showcase focused on transportation, mobility, and aerospace innovation. Starfighters said both events were held in and around its hangar, with its F-104 jets on display along with new hardware for its Wind Tunnel in the Sky™ flight research system.
“There is no better backdrop for a conversation about American aerospace leadership,” said Tim Franta, CEO of Starfighters Space.
In the release, Starfighters described itself as operating a fleet of F-104 aircraft at Kennedy Space Center in Florida and the Midland International Air & Space Port in Texas, and providing sustained Mach 2+ flight capability for aerospace applications including payload launches, pilot training, and research and testing work.
The original press release is available on stockhouse.com
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