Starfighters Space Supports Space Ready 2.0 Act to Modernize Shared Infrastructure at NASA Centers

House and Senate legislation would enable voluntary private investment in infrastructure supporting growing government and commercial space operations KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — Starfighters Space, Inc. (“Starfighters Space” or the “Company”) (NYSE American: FJET), the commercial space company operating the world’s only commercial fleet of flight-ready Mach 2+ supersonic aircraft, today…

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