Starfighters Space Signs Collaboration With Blackstar Orbital Over Flight Testing Of Reusable Hypersonic Space Systems

Starfighters Space, Inc. (NYSE American: FJET) has announced a strategic partnership with Blackstar Orbital during the Satellite 2026 conference. This collaboration focuses on the development and flight testing of reusable hypersonic space systems, integrating Blackstar's SpaceDrone vehicle with Starfighters' F-104 aircraft. The program includes planned supersonic captive carries in Q4 FY26, leading to a high altitude test modeling the post reentry flight trajectory of Blackstar's 'microshuttle' platform off the Florida Atlantic Coast.