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 Space aims to demonstrate its capabilities with Haven-1 and plans to fully operate the first module of Haven-2 in orbit by 2028 after receiving NASA certification.
Drew Feustel, a former NASA astronaut and current chief astronaut at Vast Space, stated that if plans proceed as intended, Haven-1 will become the first commercially operated platform in low Earth orbit.
Vast Space is preparing for the launch of its private space station, Haven-1, scheduled for 2026.
Drew Feustel explained that when he joined Vast Space in December 2023, the company was still assessing whether to use stainless steel or aluminum, and the main structure has already been welded within two years.
As of now, Vast Space employs about 800 people and manufactures all hardware in-house except solar arrays and thrusters.
Many employees at Vast Space are former SpaceX staff who wish to take on new challenges with the space station.
Vast Space completed the final welding and painting of Haven-1's main structure in recent weeks.
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Haven-1 is the third major structure that Vast has completed in two years.
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Engineers at Vast's headquarters are testing prototype models to simulate the vibration environment during launch and evaluate material compatibility with Haven-1.
Vast is designing and constructing the commercial space station Haven-1 and plans to launch the prototype test platform Haven Demo soon.
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Vast is engineering and building the world’s first commercial space station, Haven-1.
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