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 CEO Max Haot announced in 2024 that Vast would bid on Missions Five and Six of NASA’s private astronaut program.
Axiom and Vast are each building private space stations intended to eventually replace the International Space Station.
The NASA contract with Vast is for the agency’s sixth private astronaut mission to the International Space Station.
Vast won its first private astronaut mission to the International Space Station.
Vast and Axiom are each building private space stations intended to vie to replace the International Space Station.
Vast secured its first private astronaut mission to the International Space Station.
Vast has begun integration on the Haven-1 commercial space station, the first private space station.
Haven-1 represents a zero-to-one development approach by Vast.
Integration has begun on the Vast Haven-1 commercial space station.
Vast has achieved a 10X reduction in primary structure manufacturing costs compared to traditional space station programs.
Haven-1 is an integral part of Vast's hardware-rich development approach.
Vast is focused on completing Haven-1 integration and conducting system environmental tests at NASA’s Neil Armstrong Test Facility later in 2026.
Vast projects that crewed flights to Haven-1 could occur as early as two weeks after launch or as late as within three years of launch.
Vast began the first phase of Haven-1 integration, including installation of thermal control and life support systems.
Vast Space proposed a modular station design with artificial gravity capability as a potential Commercial LEO Destinations Phase 2 competitor.
Vast’s second space station, Haven-2, is expected to include multiple modules and aim to offer a continuous crew presence in low Earth orbit to fill the void left by the ISS retirement.
Haven-1 has begun the first phase of clean room integration at Vast HQ.
Vast delayed the launch of its commercial space station Haven-1 to no earlier than Q1 2027.
Vast is on track to finish all three integration phases of Haven-1 and complete environmental tests this year.
Vast requires SpaceX to be convinced of Haven-1’s safety through contractual agreements and verification events before SpaceX will place a crew on Dragon to visit the station.