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From Artemis to Supersonic Flight, the President Takes the Aerospace Agenda to the Space Coast

  • President Donald J. Trump addressed U.S. aerospace leadership at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on Nov. 6, 2026, discussing the Artemis program, commercial supersonic airspace, \& plans for an annual Cape Canaveral event to rival the Paris Air Show.
  • Executive Order 14304 signed on June 6, 2025, directed the FAA to repeal overland supersonic flight prohibitions, with proposed noise-based certification rules expected for finalization by mid-2027.
  • NASA aims to advance Artemis III (a 14-day crewed Earth orbit test in 2027) \& Artemis IV (a 2028 Moon landing), while a National Security Presidential Memorandum targets over 1,000 annual launches/reentries by 2030.
  • Starfighters Space (NYSE: FJET) hosted the President at its Kennedy Space Center hangar, highlighting its commercial Mach 2+ F-104 fleet, Wind Tunnel in the Sky™ flight research system, \& upcoming December captive-carry test flights.
  • Firefly Aerospace (Nasdaq: FLY) joined NASA's $10 billion CLPS 2 contract as a vendor to compete for lunar lander task orders over a 10-year period following its successful Blue Ghost Mission 1 in March 2025.
  • Virgin Galactic (NYSE: SPCE) unveiled its Spaceship Apeiron lead vehicle, scheduled to fly to Spaceport America with launch vehicle Eve, \& plans three dedicated charters with Space for Humanity.
  • Karman Space & Defense (NYSE: KRMN) reported record Q3 2026 revenue of $202 million \& a $1.7 billion backlog, increasing its full-year 2026 revenue outlook to $755 million–$760 million.
  • Howmet Aerospace (NYSE: HWM) reported Q3 2026 revenue of $2,703 million (up 29% year-over-year), raised full-year 2026 guidance, \& issued 2027 revenue guidance of approximately $11.5 billion.
  • The article discloses that the publisher's joint venture owns Starfighters Space shares, receives compensation from the company, \& holds a conflict of interest regarding its objectivity.
  • Forward-looking statements regarding Starfighters' development programs, including Wind Tunnel in the Sky™ \& STARLAUNCH™, are identified as unproven \& subject to risks that could cause results to differ from projections.
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