Starfighters Space to Participate in NASA’s MAX POWER Airshow at Kennedy Space Center
Starfighters Space (FJET) will showcase its F-104 jets at NASA’s inaugural MAX POWER aerospace expo and airshow on November 7-8, 2026.
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Appearance will showcase the F-104’s decades-long NASA legacy, from the Mercury program through the Space Shuttle
“The F-104 is the original 'right stuff' supersonic jet, used by NASA and the Air Force to train Mercury, Gemini and Apollo astronauts, including Neil Armstrong. Beyond Apollo, it was later used by NASA to test heat shield tiles for the Space Shuttle, and it performed an array of aeronautical missions, including testing reaction-control thrusters at altitudes above 100,000 feet,” said Tim Franta, CEO of Starfighters Space. “Today, we are continuing the F-104’s legacy at
At MAX POWER, the F-104 will be piloted by Piercarlo Ciacchi, the Company’s Director of Flight Operations and lead aviator with more than 7,000 hours of flight time across a wide range of aircraft types. Before joining Starfighters, Ciacchi flew the F-104 in the Italian Air Force and was a member of Italy’s National Aerobatic Team.
Throughout its history, the F-104 has set numerous world records, particularly in the 1950s and 1960s. These included records for speed (1,404.9 mph), altitude (103,395 feet), and time-to-climb (ground to 25,000 meters in 266.03 seconds). More than 2,500 F-104s were built beginning in 1954 for
Worldwide, only a handful of F-104s remain operational and most are in the Company’s fleet. Starfighters’ aircraft are flight-ready to support hypersonic system testing, microgravity science, human factors and biomedical studies, spaceflight hardware and materials testing, defense and aerospace technology validation, and supersonic pilot and commercial pilot training. The aircraft are also intended to ultimately support air-launch operations for suborbital and small orbital payloads under Starfighters’ STARLAUNCH™ initiative.
MAX POWER
Date: November 7-8, 2026
Location: NASA
Event Details: The inaugural NASA-sponsored MAX POWER aerospace technology expo and airshow will celebrate America’s 250th anniversary and the past, present, and future of aviation and space exploration, bringing together aircraft, spaceflight hardware, and emerging aerospace technologies.
About Starfighters Space, Inc.
Starfighters Space operates its fleet of F-104 aircraft at Kennedy Space Center in Florida and the Midland International Air & Space Port in Texas, making it the only company in the world with the commercial capability to fly at sustained Mach 2+ speeds. The iconic F-104 jets are configurable as a platform for air-launched payloads, training for pilots, and to support RDT&E (Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation) for hypersonic technologies, missile defense systems, microgravity science, spaceflight hardware, advanced materials, and defense electronic systems.
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