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SpaceX’s Starship nears first orbital flight as Starfall secures commercial missions for 2028 and 2029

SpaceX is preparing Starship’s first orbital flight, with the Super Heavy booster at the launch pad and liftoff targeted for Sept. 28 pending FAA approval. Separately, Exolaunch and Space Cargo have contracted to fly the disk-shaped Starfall reentry capsule on commercial Starship missions in 2028 and 2029.

Discovered 2026-09-21T05:20:17.960892-07:00 | 2026-09-21T05:20:17.960892-07:00

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What Hype is tracking

Starship’s first orbital flight remains subject to FAA approval, making regulatory clearance a key near-term milestone for SpaceX’s launch schedule.
Contracts with Exolaunch and Space Cargo indicate commercial customers are already planning missions around Starship, including Starfall reentry-capsule flights in 2028 and 2029.
The combination of launch-pad preparations and future customer commitments provides an early view of Starship’s path from development program to commercial launch platform.

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