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’s dedicated satellite team is expected to grow from 10 people to about 50 people next year.
Vast will start selling satellite buses for low-cost, high-volume, high-power missions in communications, Earth observation, and national-security programs.
Vast has been working for three years on a high-powered satellite bus designed for human occupancy.
Many components of Vast’s future satellite bus already have flight heritage from the company’s Haven Demo mission to low Earth orbit last year.
Vast says its satellite bus will require two new technologies, including high-power, low-cost solar arrays.
Vast has its first customer for a 15-kW-class satellite bus, and the customer will buy four satellites with an option to buy up to 200 more.
Vast will offer customers the option to add NVIDIA’s Vera Rubin Space-1 module to its satellite bus for orbital data centers, AI edge compute, and autonomous space operations.
Vast intends to launch its first 10 satellites in late 2027.
Vast raised $500 million in March 2026 to advance Haven-class development.
Vast moved Haven-1 into integration in Long Beach in January 2026.
Vast’s later Haven-1 integration phases include avionics, guidance, navigation and control, and air revitalization systems.
Vast’s early Haven-1 integration work includes thermal control, life support, propulsion plumbing, tanks, and structural installation.
Vast allocated part of the $500 million raise to Haven-1 integration infrastructure and long-lead procurement.
Vast completed its program integration phase in late 2025.
Vast updated Haven-1’s launch readiness target to Q1 2027 in January 2026 after completing Phase 1 structural integration.
Vast is evaluating a NASA Commercial Low Earth Orbit Destinations Phase 2 bid.
Vast was founded in 2021.
Vast manufactures nearly all of Haven-1’s primary structure in-house at its Long Beach, California facility.
Vast completed primary structure welding in less than two years.
Vast scaled to approximately 800 employees.