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Exolaunch to integrate payloads for SpaceX Starfall Earth-return mission

The German launch integrator's first Earth-return mission will fly on Starship, filling 1,000 kg of capacity for biotech, pharmaceutical and in-space manufacturing payloads.

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Exolaunch, a German launch integrator, signed an agreement to serve as payload integrator for SpaceX's Starfall Earth-return mission, scheduled to launch on Starship no earlier than 2029 - the company's first Earth-return mission and first Starship commitment. [3]