SpaceX Starfall Customer Reveals Starship's 2028 Commercial Launch Date

SpaceX Starfall signed a contract with Europe's Space Cargo Unlimited for a one-tonne manufacturing mission on Starship's first commercial flight in 2028. This is the first publicly confirmed commercial launch date; the payload is 30 times larger than competitors'.

• Space Cargo Unlimited is the first European commercial customer for SpaceX Starfall
• The in-space manufacturing mission has a one-tonne payload
• First commercial Starship flight is planned for 2028
• Payload is 30 times larger than existing competitor capsules