Vast Space is a private American aerospace company established in 2021, with headquarters in Long Beach, California. It focuses on developing artificial gravity space stations, with the goal of enabling long-term human habitation in space. Vast is currently developing Haven-1, a commercial space station scheduled to launch in 2025 aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, and Haven-2, a proposed successor to the International Space Station (ISS). Key partners include SpaceX, and they are targeting customers such as NASA, commercial researchers, and private astronauts.
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Vast plans to host Wi-Fi access points and iPads on Haven-1.
Vast raised $500 million in the first half of 2026, including a $300 million Series A.
SpaceX says the vast majority of its retired satellites descended safely within six months of receiving deorbit commands.
Vast Space's NASA Commercial Low Earth Orbit Destinations contract is a funded Space Act Agreement.
Andreessen Horowitz led a $250 million funding round valuing Vast Space at $5.5 billion.
Vast Space's larger Haven-2 multi-module station remains in development.
The funded value of Vast Space's NASA Commercial Low Earth Orbit Destinations agreement has not been publicly disclosed at the line-item level.
Vast Space has one confirmed operational milestone, Haven-1, its single-module commercial station.
NASA awarded Vast Space a Commercial Low Earth Orbit Destinations contract in 2023.
Vast Space describes the Haven-1 mission as its first commercial mission.
Satellogic’s Merlin constellation will allow users to monitor vast areas and global trends, including airports and national landmarks.
Axiom Space, Vast Space, and Blue Origin are managing forward production plans against NASA’s restructured Commercial Low Earth Orbit Destinations payment schedule.
The agreement between Vast and the Czech Republic expands their cooperation under a memorandum of understanding signed in 2024.
Vast has announced a collaboration with the European Space Agency on behalf of the Czech Republic to send an astronaut to the International Space Station in 2027.
Vast plans to establish its European headquarters in Paris.
Vast is expanding its international presence in the European space market.
La República Checa firmó en 2024 un memorando de entendimiento con Vast para explorar futuras colaboraciones en misiones tripuladas.
La Agencia Espacial Europea enviará a un astronauta de la República Checa a la Estación Espacial Internacional como parte de una misión espacial privada de Vast.
Aleš Svoboda se unirá al astronauta de la ESA Thomas Pesquet, que ha sido nombrado comandante de la misión Vast.
La misión de Vast para visitar la Estación Espacial Internacional es la primera misión privada de este tipo autorizada por la NASA.