Move Over SpaceX: This Startup Launches Rockets From Supersonic Fighter Jets | EXCLUSIVE

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A new challenger has entered the aerospace arena, and it's bringing a fleet of Cold War legends to the 21st-century space race. Starfighters Space (FJET) operates the world's only commercial fleet of...

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