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Vast had not built any hardware for Haven-1 at the time of the announcement.
Vast plans to develop the 100-meter spinning-stick space station in the 2030s.
Vast’s Long Beach headquarters includes an 11,100-square-meter manufacturing facility.
Vast plans to launch a free-flying commercial space station module called Haven-1 as soon as 2025.
Haven-1 is a precursor for larger space stations Vast proposes to develop that would be launched on SpaceX’s Starship.
Vast is developing prototypes of Haven-1’s structure at its Long Beach, California headquarters.
Vast’s long-term product roadmap includes a 100-meter-long spinning-stick space station made of modules seven meters in diameter that would host 40 people.
Vast’s long-term goal is to develop a 100-meter-long, multi-module, spinning artificial gravity space station launched by SpaceX’s Starship transportation system.
Vast signed a contract with SpaceX on 2023-05-10 for a Falcon 9 launch of the Haven-1 module.
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The combined Vast and Launcher team will jointly occupy a 115,000-square-foot Vast headquarters in Long Beach later 2023.
Vast plans to use Launcher’s Orbiter space tug and hosted payload platform to reach orbit 2023 to develop and test on-orbit space station components and subsystems.
As President of Vast, Max Haot will oversee the Orbiter, E-2, and space station programs as well as engineering, manufacturing, marketing, finance, and facilities teams.
Vast acquired launch services company Launcher on 2023-02-21 for an undisclosed amount.
Vast announced plans in September to develop large rotating space stations that would generate artificial gravity.
Vast will use Launcher’s Orbiter space tug and hosted payload platform to reach orbit 2023 to develop and test on-orbit space station components and subsystems.
Vast will continue Launcher’s Orbiter space tug and hosted payload products as well as Launcher’s staged combustion rocket engine, E-2.
The combined Vast and Launcher team of over 120 employees will jointly occupy a 115,000-square-foot Vast headquarters in Long Beach later 2023.
As President of Vast, Max Haot will oversee the Orbiter, E-2, and space station programs as well as the company’s engineering, manufacturing, marketing, finance, and facilities teams.