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SpaceX’s first Starfall customer is European mission integrator Space Cargo
Space Cargo will place its BentoBox system in the capsule, which can return up to 1 ton of payloads from orbit, the companies said.
- On September 15, Luxembourg-based Space Cargo became the first customer for SpaceX's Starfall program, a service designed to return payloads from orbit. Chief Executive Nicolas Gaume confirmed the agreement to Reuters.
- Starfall utilizes an aluminum housing protected by a 10-foot heatshield to return research materials from space . The program enters a competitive industry where California-based Varda Space currently operates capsule reentry services with six completed missions.
- Space Cargo will integrate its "BentoBox" system into the Starfall capsule, aiming to launch on SpaceX's first commercial Starship mission in 2028. Gaume stated the system will carry up to 1 ton of customer payloads safely back to Earth.
- "It's really the volume and the rhythm" that makes this deal key, Gaume added . Space Cargo plans to deploy the BentoBox system on other capsules, including German startup ATMOS Space Cargo's Phoenix craft.
- SpaceX aims for unprecedented Starship flight rates once the rocket exits development, positioning Starfall in a growing market. Nearly half of Space Cargo's potential customers for the first mission are in life sciences and biotechnology sectors, where microgravity enables unique research.
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