The station will launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and will initially serve as an independent crewed space station, Vast said. Later, Haven-1 will be connected to a larger space station created ...

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This brings down the cost of a follow-on space station, making Vast an even more attractive partner to NASA over other potential partners. Haven-1 is set to be in orbit no earlier than May 2026, ...

In terms of crew safety, Vast intends to launch the space station into a 500-km orbit at the same inclination as the International Space Station. There, the module will be tested for a few weeks ...

California-based startup Vast Space plans to launch its Haven-1 space station aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket no earlier than August 2025.

“Vast is thrilled to embark on this journey of launching the world’s first commercial space station, Haven-1, and its first crew, Vast-1,” said Vast CEO Jed McCaleb said in the announcement.

Vast is a startup building commercial in-space habitation, research, and manufacturing facilities to serve NASA, ESA, DLR, and other government space agencies around the globe, driving demand for ...

The station will launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and will initially serve as an independent crewed space station, Vast said. Later, Haven-1 will be connected to a larger space station created ...

Looking ahead even further, Vast has already unveiled its plans for Haven-2, a second module design that will dock with Haven-1 to increase the space station's capacity and capabilities.

Space startup Vast has announced that it intends to launch what it calls the world's first commercial space station, Haven-1, sometime after August 2025 atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket as the first ...

Vast Space is taking big steps toward putting the first commercial space station in orbit. The California-based startup recently completed a major testing milestone for the qualification vessel of ...