Starfighters CEO Says Looking to Add Spaceport, Aircrafts

Watch on YouTube ↗  |  January 01, 2026 at 07:00  |  5:18  |  Bloomberg Markets
Speakers
Rick Svetkoff — Founder and CEO, Starfighters

Summary

Rick Svetkoff, founder and CEO of Starfighters, describes the company's air-launch platform for putting small satellites into low-Earth orbit and its recent NYSE listing. He says Starfighters is already operational at Kennedy Space Center, serves government and commercial clients, and plans to add spaceports, aircraft, and rockets. He also highlights hypersonic development and the goal of supporting data centers in space.

  • Starfighters provides an air-launch support platform for small satellites to low-Earth orbit.
  • The company says it is operational today at Kennedy Space Center while competitors are still developing.
  • Its client base is a mix of government/DoD and commercial customers.
  • Management plans to add another platform, expand to other spaceports, and grow its aircraft fleet.
  • Capital from its NYSE listing is intended for development, aircraft, and rocket design.
  • The CEO says hypersonic development has been successful and most missions are classified.
  • Starfighters hopes to help enable data centers in space.
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Starfighters is an operational air-launch platform for small satellites into low-Earth orbit, serving government/DoD and commercial clients from Kennedy Space Center. The CEO argues it can scale revenue quickly because it is operational today while many competitors are years away, and it plans to add another platform, expand to other spaceports, add aircraft, and develop its own rockets with public-market capital.
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