Tag: Vast
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Vast’s Haven-1 Clears Integration Milestones on Path to Q1 2027 Launch
Haven-1 is what Vast describes as a minimum viable product, demonstrating the technology needed for the company’s planned multi-modular Haven-2 station. Vast and companies including Axiom Space and Blue Origin are competing for NASA funding under the Commercial low-Earth orbit Destinations program, which will fund one or more stations as a successor to the ISS.…
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Vast Space Targets French Market with Two Crewed Station Missions
How is Vast Space expanding its commercial station services into Europe? Vast has announced its first major European expansion, committing to two dedicated crewed missions carrying French astronauts to its Haven-1 commercial space station. The Long Beach-based startup plans to launch these missions following Haven-1’s operational debut in 2025, positioning itself as a key player…
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Vast Expands Into Satellite Bus Market With High-Power Spacecraft Platform
Vast said it will enter the satellite bus market with a new high-power spacecraft platform aimed at commercial, Earth observation and national security missions. The company announced plans to offer a 15-kilowatt-class satellite bus designed for high-volume and lower-cost deployment across a range of orbital applications. Vast also said customers will have the option to…
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Vast unveils Astronaut Flight Suit and revolutionary Large Docking Adapter
Commercial space station developer Vast has blended fashion with functionality while laying groundwork for the next generation of orbital infrastructure. The company revealed its new Astronaut Flight Suit, designed for crews on its upcoming Haven-1 station and future missions, alongside a groundbreaking Large Docking Adapter that promises to overcome longstanding limitations in how spacecraft and…
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Vast Debuts Flight Suit and Large Docking Adapter for Haven-1
What new crew systems has Vast revealed for Haven-1? Vast today unveiled two critical systems for its Haven-1 commercial space station: a custom astronaut flight suit and a 1.5-meter Large Docking Adapter that significantly expands payload capacity beyond current ISS capabilities. The Long Beach-based startup’s flight suit features a sleek black and white design optimized…
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No one is happy with NASA’s new idea for private space stations
Most elements of a major NASA event this week that laid out spaceflight plans for the coming decade were well received: a Moon base, a focus on less talk and more action, and working with industry to streamline regulations so increased innovation can propel the United States further into space. However, one aspect of this…
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ESA Seeks Proposals for Studies on European-Led Modular Space Station in Low Earth Orbit
The European Space Agency (ESA) has issued a call for tenders to conduct studies exploring the feasibility of a European-led, modular space station in low Earth orbit as the International Space Station approaches retirement. NASA announced in January 2022 that the ISS is expected to be decommissioned and deorbited in the first quarter of 2031…
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Vast Raises $300 Million Series A and Secures $200 Million Debt for Haven Space Station
U.S. space company Vast said it has raised $300 million in a Series A funding round and secured an additional $200 million in debt financing to support development of its Haven commercial space station. The financing brings the company’s total new funding to $500 million and is intended to support production of the Haven station,…
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Vast and Axiom awarded new private missions to ISS, continue work on commercial space stations
With NASA awarding back-to-back Private Astronaut Missions to aerospace companies Vast Space and Axiom Space in early 2026, NASA continues to foster and accelerate growth in commercial low-Earth orbit. The new missions are expected to launch in 2027, with NASA and SpaceX partnering with the companies to train, launch, and return four-person crews to and…
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NASA Awards Vast Contract for Private Astronaut Mission to ISS in 2027
NASA has selected Los Angeles–based Vast to carry out a private astronaut mission to the International Space Station (ISS) in summer 2027, marking the company’s first flight to the orbital laboratory. The mission, designated as NASA’s sixth private astronaut mission to the ISS, will transport a crew for an approximately two-week stay aboard the station.…