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 ESA memorandum of understanding with Vast Space would open opportunities for Vast to do business with European governments and companies on both Haven-1 and the larger Haven-2 space station.
Vast has no Commercial LEO Destinations (CLD) award but is actively pursuing the next phase of CLD competition with investments from founder Jed McCaleb.
Vast plans to launch its single-module space station, Haven-1, in the second half of 2024 on a Falcon 9 rocket.
Vast intends for Haven-2 to reach its final version by 2032 and aims to make it more capable than the International Space Station.
Vast unveiled its plans for Haven-2 at IAC, which it aims to offer to NASA as a commercial successor to the International Space Station.
Vast will design Haven-2 based on NASA's requirements for a microgravity laboratory in space.
Vast plans to launch three additional identical modules for Haven-2 about six months apart through 2030.
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Vast builds commercial in‑space habitation, research, and manufacturing facilities to serve NASA, ESA, DLR, and other government space agencies around the globe.
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Vast and The Exploration Company signed a cargo services agreement for a 2028 mission to Vast’s second Haven space station.
The long-term focus of the ESA–Vast agreement is on the space station Vast seeks to develop and offer to NASA through NASA’s Commercial Low Earth Orbit Destinations (CLD) program.
Vast plans to develop the Haven-1 commercial space station and plans to launch Haven-1 in the second half of next year.
The ESA–Vast agreement could include opportunities to fly ESA astronauts or payloads on the smaller Haven-1 station Vast is currently developing.
The European Space Agency signed a memorandum of understanding with Vast on 2024-06-06 during the ILA Berlin air show to study collaboration on Vast’s commercial space stations.
The collaboration includes support for European industry to supply subsystems and equipment for future Vast Space Stations.
Vast and ESA will jointly support European industry in obtaining certification for docking to future Vast Space Stations.
Vast is building Haven-1 with European technology to enable ESA astronaut missions starting in 2026.
ESA and Vast signed a Memorandum of Understanding at ILA Berlin 2024 to collaborate on future Vast space stations.
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