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 is developing the Haven program as a family of space stations designed to host private astronauts and government missions.
The mission is planned for 2027 as part of a private astronaut mission to the ISS that NASA awarded to Vast.
Max Haot is the chief executive officer of Vast.
Vast is developing Haven-1 as a commercial space station scheduled to launch in 2027.
The UK Space Agency and Vast signed a memorandum of understanding to support sponsorship efforts for a future mission to Haven-1.
The European Space Agency has signed an agreement with Vast to implement an astronaut mission to the International Space Station on behalf of the Czech Republic.
ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet is the commander for the Vast mission.
Vast will work with ESA and the Czech Ministry of Industry and Trade on the mission.
John McFall could become the first astronaut with a physical disability to take part in a long-duration space mission through a collaboration between the UK Space Agency and Vast.
The UK Space Agency and Vast memorandum of understanding covers scientific research, technology development, educational activities, and public engagement.
Vast Space closed a $250 million funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz at a reported $5.5 billion valuation.
French ESA Reserve Astronaut Arnaud Prost will fly as a flight test engineer on the first crewed mission of Vast’s Haven-1 space station next year.
Both Axiom Space and Vast are competing for NASA funds under the agency’s Commercial LEO Destinations program.
Both Vast and Axiom Space established offices in Europe to grow access to European revenue streams and future ESA space exploration funds.
Vast will establish a new office in France.
French ESA Astronaut Thomas Pesquet will serve as commander on the sixth private mission to the ISS slated for next year under Vast oversight.
Vast signed an agreement with the UK to explore sending UK Reserve Astronaut John McFall to Haven-1.
Vast is the first commercial space station company to announce crew placements on future private space stations.
Vast’s agreement with the French government includes provisions to send two French astronauts on future flights to low Earth orbit.
Vast projected that additional crew selections for its next two flights would likely include astronauts from nations with diplomatic ties to France.