# Starfighters Space
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thumb|The "Starfighters" display in 2008
'''Starfighters Space''' is a civilian organization that uses [F-104 Starfighter](/source/F-104_Starfighter)s for contract testing and flight simulations.
==History==
Starfighters Space, based in [Clearwater, Florida](/source/Clearwater%2C_Florida), began as a private venture founded in 1995[{{cite web | url=https://flyastarfighter.com/category/f-104-starfighter/ | title=F-104 Starfighter – Fly a Starfighter | access-date=2022-05-30 | archive-date=2022-05-20 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220520174401/https://flyastarfighter.com/category/f-104-starfighter/ | url-status=live }}] to restore and fly three former [Canadair](/source/Canadair) [CF-104 Starfighter](/source/Canadair_CF-104_Starfighter)s at air shows across the United States and Canada. Initially their CF-104s consisted of a two-seat CF-104D Serial#:104632 (registered as {{airreg|N|104RB}}), and two single-seat CF-104s Serial#s: 104850 (registered as {{airreg|N|104RD}}) and 104759 (registered as {{airreg|N|104RN}}). The aircraft were originally operated with the [Royal Canadian Air Force](/source/Royal_Canadian_Air_Force) and all later served with the [Royal Norwegian Air Force](/source/Royal_Norwegian_Air_Force) before being imported into the U.S. in the early 1990s.[[http://www.starfighters.net/ Starfighters F-104 Demo Team] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130906062328/http://www.starfighters.net/ |date=2013-09-06 }} Retrieved: 6 February 2008]
In the 2010s, the company cut back on air show appearances and taken more government and private contract work—for example, providing high-performance photo chase planes for flight tests, simulating enemy aircraft in military exercises, and modelling [ballistic missiles](/source/ballistic_missiles) for detection system evaluation.[March, Peter R. "Starfighters Inc Receives Italian F-104s." ''Aircraft'', August 2011] In summer 2011 the company acquired five more aircraft. The estimated cost of restoration of each of the five aircraft is $1 million.[March, Peter R. "Starfighters Inc Receives Italian F-104s." ''Aircraft'', August 2011] In winter 2025, the organization created Starfighters Space, focused on air-to-orbit launches of small satellite and payloads. The IPO raised $40 million from 11 million shares of common stock.[{{Cite web |date=2025-12-30 |title=Starfighters Space Completes $40 Million Regulation A IPO - Vintage Aviation News |url=https://vintageaviationnews.com/warbirds-news/starfighters-space-completes-40-million-regulation-a-ipo.html |access-date=2026-01-05 |language=en-US |archive-date=2026-01-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260101024718/https://vintageaviationnews.com/warbirds-news/starfighters-space-completes-40-million-regulation-a-ipo.html |url-status=live }}]
CEO and President of Starfighters is Rick Svetkoff.{{citation needed|date=January 2026}}
==Fleet==
* CF-104D, ex-Canadian Armed Forces serial number ''104632'', registered as N104RB[[https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=104RB "N-Number Inquiry Results Registration N104RB Serial number 104632."] ''[Federal Aviation Administration](/source/Federal_Aviation_Administration)'', Retrieved: 27 July 2021.]
* CF-104G, ex-Canadian Armed Forces serial number ''104759'', registered as N104RN[[https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=104RN "N-Number Inquiry Results Registration N104RN Serial number 104759."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727155142/https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=104RN |date=2021-07-27 }} ''[Federal Aviation Administration](/source/Federal_Aviation_Administration)'', Retrieved: 27 July 2021.]
* CF-104G, ex-Canadian Armed Forces serial number ''104850'', registered as N104RD[[https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=104RD "N-Number Inquiry Results Registration N104RD Serial number 104780."] ''[Federal Aviation Administration](/source/Federal_Aviation_Administration)'', Retrieved: 27 July 2021.]
* F-104B, ex-USAF serial number ''56-1296'', registered as N65354[[https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=65354 "FAA Registry: N65354."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727155620/https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=65354 |date=2021-07-27 }} ''faa.gov'' Retrieved: 27 July 2021.]
* F-104S, ex-Italian Air Forces serial number ''MM6734'', registered as N993SF[[https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=993sf "N-Number Inquiry Results Registration N993SF Serial number MM6734."] ''[Federal Aviation Administration](/source/Federal_Aviation_Administration)'', Retrieved: 27 July 2021.]
* TF-104G-M serial number ''54251'', registered as N990SF[[https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=990SF "FAA Registry: N990SF."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727155618/https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=990SF |date=2021-07-27 }} ''faa.gov'' Retrieved: 27 July 2021.]
* TF-104G-M serial number ''54258'', registered as N991SF[[https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=991SF "FAA Registry: N991SF."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727161117/https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=991SF |date=2021-07-27 }} ''faa.gov'' Retrieved: 27 July 2021.]
* TF-104G-M serial number ''54261'', registered as N992SF[[https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=992SF "FAA Registry: N992SF."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727161119/https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=992SF |date=2021-07-27 }} ''faa.gov'' Retrieved: 27 July 2021.]
==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Starfighters Inc}}
* {{cite web|title=Starfighters, Inc Official Web site|website=Starfighters|url=https://www.starfighters.net/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231205081302/https://www.starfighters.net/|archive-date=5 December 2023|url-status=unfit}} (Last live archive as Starfighters, Inc.)
* {{cite web|title=Starfighters, Space Official Web site|website=Starfighters Space|date=19 December 2025|url=https://starfightersspace.com/}}
* [http://vintagetin.net/F-104Starfighter/ Hi-res virtual tours of the Starfighter Aerospace fleet]
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