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Military

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F-94 Starfire The Lockheed F-94 Starfire was a first-generation jet powered all-weather, day/night interceptor of the United States Air Force. A twin-seat craft, it was developed from the Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star trainer in the late 1940s. It reached ope ...
, an American fighter aircraft *
Starfire Optical Range Starfire Optical Range (SOR - Pronounced as an initialism) is a United States Air Force research laboratory on the Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Its primary duty, according to the official website, is to "develop and demo ...
, a United States Air Force research laboratory


Comics

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Starfire (Teen Titans) Starfire (Princess Koriand'r) is a superheroine appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. She debuted in a DC Comics insert previews, preview story inserted within ''DC Comics Presents'' #26 (October 1980) and was created by Mar ...
(1980), alien superheroine and member of the Teen Titans, appearing in DC Comics * Starfire (1968), the original name of
Red Star A red star, five-pointed and filled, is a symbol that has often historically been associated with communist ideology, particularly in combination with the hammer and sickle, but is also used as a purely socialist symbol in the 21st century. I ...
, a fictional Russian superhero appearing in DC Comics *
Starfire (Star Hunters) Starfire is a fictional character appearing in publications by DC Comics. She first appeared in ''Starfire'' #1 (August 1976), and was created by David Michelinie and Mike Vosburg. Development Co-creator, David Michelinie discuessed the charact ...
(1976), alien swordswoman appearing in DC Comics


Books and games

* ''Starfire'' (board wargame), a science fiction strategy game by Starfire Design Studio * ''Starfire'' novel series, in the universe of the wargame, primarily written by Steve White and David Weber *''Starfire'', a 1960 novel by
Robert Buckner Robert Buckner (May 28, 1906 – August 18, 1989) was an American film screenwriter, producer and short story writer. Biography Buckner studied at the University of Virginia and the University of Edinburgh. He began his professional writing ca ...
and the basis for the film ''Moon Pilot'' * ''Starfire'' (Paul Preuss novel), a 1988 science fiction novel by Paul Preuss * ''Starfire'', a 1999 science fiction novel by
Charles Sheffield Charles Sheffield (25 June 1935 – 2 November 2002), an English-born mathematician, physicist and science-fiction writer, served as a President of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America and of the American Astronautical Society. ...
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Star Fire ''Star Fire'' is a first-person arcade coin-operated space combat video game created by Technical Magic for Midway-Bally and licensed for manufacture to Exidy in December 1978. It was distributed in Japan by Taito and Esco Trading in 1979. Desi ...
'', a video arcade game from 1979


Music

* The Starfires, a band from Los Angeles, California *
The Starfires (Cleveland band) ''The Starfires'' is an American rock and roll band founded in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1958 by Tom King when he was 15. The band is sometimes identified as Tom King and the Starfires. King is best known as the original bandleader of the Outsiders ...
, a band from Cleveland, Ohio * ''Starfire'' (Jorn album), 2000 * "Starfire", a song from ''
Valley of the Damned ''Valley of the Damned'' is the debut studio album by British power metal band DragonForce. In 2000, while the band was still known as DragonHeart, a demo of the same name was recorded and sent to Noise Records, subsequently gaining the ban ...
'', 2003 album by the British power metal band DragonForce * ''Starfire'' (Jaga Jazzist album) * ''Starfire'' (Caitlyn Smith album), 2018


Computing and technology

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Starfire video prototype ''Starfire'' was a Sun Microsystems promotional video filmed in 1994, demonstrating Bruce Tognazzini's ideas for a 21st-century computer user interface. Inspired in part by Apple Computer's Knowledge Navigator film from 1987, Tognazzini and his t ...
, an "office of the future" prototype by Sun Microsystems * Starfire, the code name for the
Sun Enterprise 10000 Sun Enterprise is a range of UNIX server computers produced by Sun Microsystems from 1996 to 2001. The line was launched as the Sun Ultra Enterprise series; the ''Ultra'' prefix was dropped around 1998. These systems are based on the 64-bit Ultr ...
computer by Sun Microsystems * Starfire, the computer-assisted dispatch system for the
New York City Fire Department The New York City Fire Department, officially the Fire Department of the City of New York (FDNY), is an American department of the government of New York City that provides fire protection services, technical rescue/special operations services, ...
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StarFire (navigation system) StarFire is a wide-area differential GPS developed by John Deere's NavCom and precision farming groups. StarFire broadcasts additional "correction information" over satellite L-band frequencies around the world, allowing a StarFire-equipped receiv ...
, a wide-area differential GPS developed by John Deere's Precision Farming group


Other

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Nuclear fusion Nuclear fusion is a reaction in which two or more atomic nuclei are combined to form one or more different atomic nuclei and subatomic particles ( neutrons or protons). The difference in mass between the reactants and products is manifest ...
, the source of energy for stars *
Oldsmobile Starfire The Oldsmobile Starfire is an automobile nameplate used by Oldsmobile, produced in three non-contiguous generations beginning in 1954. The Starfire nameplate made its debut as a convertible concept car in 1953 followed with the 1954–1956 Nine ...
, an automobile made by Oldsmobile * Starfire engine, an adaptation of the
Holden straight-six motor The Holden straight-six motor is a series of straight-six engine that were produced by General Motors Holden at their Port Melbourne plant between 1948 and 1986. The initial ''Grey'' motor was so dubbed because of the colour of the cylinder block, ...
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Starfire Sports Starfire Sports is a multi-purpose stadium and sporting facility in Tukwila, Washington, United States. It is located on the banks of the Green River, just south of Seattle. The stadium is operated by the nonprofit corporation Starfire Sports and ...
, a recreational sports facility in Tukwila, WA *
Star Fire (wrestler) Star Fire (born February 4, 1992) is a Mexican ''luchadora enmascarada'', or masked professional wrestler. Star Fire's real name is not a matter of public record, as is often the case with masked wrestlers in Mexico where their private lives are ...
, Mexican masked professional wrestler * Starfire station, a light rail station in Rosemont, CA
Starfire Software, Inc.
a now defunct software company


See also

* Firestar (disambiguation) {{disambig