{"id":1972,"date":"2026-02-17T14:25:28","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T14:25:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/vast-signs-nasa-order-for-sixth-private-astronaut-mission-to-iss-targeted-for-2027-launch\/"},"modified":"2026-02-17T14:25:28","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T14:25:28","slug":"vast-signs-nasa-order-for-sixth-private-astronaut-mission-to-iss-targeted-for-2027-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/vast-signs-nasa-order-for-sixth-private-astronaut-mission-to-iss-targeted-for-2027-launch\/","title":{"rendered":"Vast Signs NASA Order for Sixth Private Astronaut Mission to ISS Targeted for 2027 Launch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\" itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/cover172226_639068990066740242.webp\" width=\"712\" height=\"376\" alt=\"Vast Signs NASA Order for Sixth Private Astronaut Mission to ISS Targeted for 2027 Launch\" class=\"imageload removeImageattr\" data-original=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/cover172226_639068990066740242.webp\" style=\"opacity: 0;\"><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/cover172226_639068990066740242.webp\"><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"712\"><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"376\"><\/p>\n<p>Vast, the company developing next-generation space stations, has signed an order with NASA for the sixth private astronaut mission to the International Space Station, targeted to launch no earlier than summer 2027 from Florida. It is Vast\u2019s first private astronaut mission to the space station in partnership with NASA.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cVast is honored to have been selected by&nbsp;<\/em><em>NASA<\/em><em>&nbsp;for the sixth private astronaut mission to the&nbsp;<\/em><em>International Space Station<\/em><em>,\u201d said <strong>Max Haot, CEO of Vast.<\/strong> \u201cLeveraging the remaining life of the International Space Station with science and research-led commercial crewed missions is a critical part of the transition to commercial space stations and fully unlocking the orbital economy.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Vast private astronaut mission crew is expected to spend up to 14 days aboard the space station. A specific launch date will depend on overall spacecraft traffic at the orbital outpost and other planning considerations. SpaceX\u2019s Falcon 9 rocket will launch the crew on a Dragon spacecraft to the space station as previously announced.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget-layout related-content-also-read-box my-3\">\n<h4 class=\"mb-0\">Also Read: What is International Space Station (ISS)?<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p>The mission will generate invaluable insights into the infrastructure and processes required for Vast to safely accomplish human spaceflight missions. The mission supports deeper collaboration with NASA and international space agencies in addition to strengthening Vast\u2019s position as a candidate to deliver its proposed successor to the space station, the multi-module, continuously crewed Haven-2.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Vast is planning a robust science and research portfolio with a focus on biology and biotechnology, physical sciences, human research, and technology demonstrations for the mission. Last year, Vast announced a call for research proposals for a potential PAM mission. In addition, Vast\u2019s current agreement with CASIS will enable increased throughput of high-quality science that aligns with its science strategy.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>To submit a research proposal for consideration, visit: https:\/\/www.vastspace.com\/science-rfp-eligibility.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vast, the company developing next-generation space stations, has signed an order with NASA for the sixth private astronaut mission to the International Space Station, targeted to launch no earlier than summer 2027 from Florida. It is Vast\u2019s first private astronaut mission to the space station in partnership with NASA.&nbsp; \u201cVast is honored to have been [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[25],"class_list":["post-1972","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-launch"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1972"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1972"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1972\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1972"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1972"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1972"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}