Starfighters Space, Inc. 8-K

What Happened

• On January 21, 2026, Starfighters Space, Inc. (FJET) filed an 8-K (Regulation FD disclosure) announcing completion of a wind tunnel test campaign that demonstrated clean separation of the STARLAUNCH 1 vehicle from its carrier aircraft at both subsonic and supersonic conditions. CEO Rick Svetkoff said the close match between computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations and wind tunnel results increases confidence in the design and enables the program to advance to the next testing phase.

Key Details

• Testing location: FAMU/FSU Joint College of Engineering Polysonic Wind Tunnel.
• Test conditions: evaluated separation at Mach 0.85 and Mach 1.3.
• Campaign scope: 10 successful wind tunnel runs; experimental forces and moments aligned closely with CFD predictions.
• Next step: Starfighters has begun procuring instrumented drop test articles with onboard sensors and telemetry to evaluate separation dynamics in flight.
• Program role: STARLAUNCH 1 is a sub-orbital vehicle for short-duration microgravity missions and serves as a pathfinder for future air-launched concepts; validated separation work also supports Starfighters’ aerospace testing services including advanced and hypersonic programs.

Why It Matters

• For investors, these results represent a technical risk-reduction milestone: validated aerodynamic models and demonstrated clean separation reduce uncertainty before moving to flight-like drop tests. The announced procurement of instrumented drop articles signals program progression from analysis to physical flight-qualification steps, which can affect timelines and capital needs for development and potential commercial testing services revenue.