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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The collaboration between Vast and IWC Schaffhausen aims to enhance the durability and performance of mechanical watches for both Earth and space environments.
Vast engineers will test watch prototypes at Vast headquarters under simulated launch vibration conditions to evaluate material compatibility with Haven-1.
Vast's CEO Max Haot stated that the collaboration will mark a historic milestone in the evolution of spaceflight-ready timepieces.
HEXAGON had two powerful cameras that produced long and thin images covering vast amounts of territory.
Vast's Haven 1 space station will primarily conduct short crewed flights, leaving it empty for most of the time.
Industrial sectors argue that Vast benefits from changes since it is developing Haven-1, a single-module orbital station for four crew members on missions totaling approximately 40 days.
Vast aims to sell year-long occupancy on its stations to the U.S. government as opposed to just 30 days.
Haot emphasized Vast's commitment to long-term human presence in low Earth orbit.
Vast presented the design of Haven-2, its proposed space station to succeed the ISS.
Vast's Haven-1 is projected to fly to space no earlier than May 2026, propelled by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
American companies have already shown their own developments, including Vast's presentation of its orbital module Haven-2, an improved version of Haven-1.
The automation enabled by 'Surya' significantly reduces the time needed to identify signs of solar storms from vast amounts of observational data.
Vast completed the agreement with SpaceX on 2024-12-19 to fly two Crew Dragon spacecraft to the ISS on private astronaut missions.
Haven-1 will help Vast test technologies and gain experience for its proposed larger Haven-2 space station in NASA’s Commercial Low Earth Orbit Destinations program.
Vast aims to launch a single-module station called Haven-1 for short stays in the second half of 2025.
If selected in 2026, Vast plans to have the first module of its ISS replacement, Haven-2, in orbit by 2028.
Most of the growth in commercial gateway antennas is for NGSO gateways, the vast majority of which are captive.
The Exploration Company has announced cargo transport contracts with Axiom Space, Starlab Space, and Vast for their planned space stations.
Vast Space signed a memorandum of understanding with the Czech Ministry of Transport on 2024-11-08 to explore potential partnerships on future flights and support for the Czech space industry.
Haven-1 is a single-module commercial space station that Vast Space plans to launch late next year for short-duration visits by up to four missions.