Starfighters Space, Inc. (NYSE American: FJET) CEO Tim Franta outlined the company’s strategy in a podcast interview, describing plans to use its fleet of seven F-104 aircraft for hypersonic testing and small-payload launch, with a suborbital program (STARLAUNCH 1) targeting 100 kilometers and a planned orbital system (STARLAUNCH 2) to follow.
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As Institutions Warm to Bitcoin, a Zero-Fee Bitcoin Banking App Says Its Verified User Base More Than Tripled
Rhino Bitcoin Inc. (OTC: RHNO), a zero-fee Bitcoin banking app, reported that its KYC-verified user base more than tripled since the start of the second quarter, which the company attributes to promotions including SatsDrop Saturdays, a creator program, and a planned national television and Times Square billboard campaign.
After the SpaceX IPO, Investors Are Looking Past Launch — to the Companies That Sell What Satellites See
Planet Labs reported record quarterly revenue of approximately US$94 million for the quarter ended April 30, 2026, up 42% year-over-year, as investors increasingly focus on the Earth-observation data layer of the space economy alongside the SpaceX IPO.
As SpaceX Goes Public, the Market Hunts for the Next Investable Launch Company
SpaceX’s 2026 initial public offering on Nasdaq under the proposed ticker SPCX has created a public market benchmark for the launch economy, prompting investors to seek listed alternatives such as Rocket Lab Corporation, which reported record Q1 2026 revenue of US$200.3 million and is preparing its Neutron medium-lift rocket for a targeted 2026 debut.
The Frontier Goes Public — and the Whole Sector Comes With It
SpaceX began trading on Nasdaq under ticker SPCX on June 12, 2026, at a reported multi-trillion-dollar valuation with a raise potentially ranking among the largest ever, while Starfighters Space, Inc. (NYSE: FJET) was added to the Russell 3000® Index effective June 29, 2026, as part of a broader wave of commercial-space names entering public markets.
Wall Street Is Finally Buying the Final Frontier
Starfighters Space, Inc. (NYSE: FJET) was added to the Russell 3000® Index effective June 29, 2026, as part of a broader institutionalization of the space sector coinciding with SpaceX’s pending public listing on Nasdaq as SPCX.
Starfighters Space Joins Russell 3000 as Specialized Aerospace Platform Gains Broader Visibility
Starfighters Space, Inc. (NYSE American: FJET) will be added to the Russell 3000 Index effective June 29, 2026, expanding visibility among institutional investors and index-linked products for the company operating a fleet of seven flight-ready F-104 supersonic aircraft at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center.
Hypersonic Spending Surge Brings A New Wave Of Defense Execution Talent Into The Commercial Space Race
Starfighters Space, Inc. appointed two senior Blue Origin leaders—Jose Arias as Vice President of Space Operations and Catrina L. Medeiros as Director of STARLAUNCH Operations—on May 7, 2026, as the company raised $17.5 million in strategic equity investment to expand operations and advance its STARLAUNCH platform toward demonstration missions over the next 18 to 24 months.
Five Under-the-Radar Stocks With Catalysts Already in Motion — Across AI Defense, Space, Longevity, Gold, and Post-Quantum Security
This article, issued on behalf of five small-cap companies, profiles VisionWave Holdings (NASDAQ: VWAV), Starfighters Space (NYSE American: FJET), Avaí Bio (OTCQB: AVAI), Lake Victoria Gold (TSXV: LVG), and QSE – Quantum Secure Encryption (CSE: QSE), each of which announced multiple operational and financing catalysts between February and April 2026.