Building
next-generation
space stations
Vast is developing humanity’s most capable space stations, pioneering the next giant leap toward long-term living and thriving in space.
Vast is developing humanity’s most capable space stations, pioneering the next giant leap toward long-term living and thriving in space.
Haven-1
HAVEN-1
Launching 2026
crew:
height:
HABITABLE VOLUME:
PRESSURIZED VOLUME:
mass:
Power:
orbit:
4
10.1 m
45 m³
80 m³
14,600 kg
13,200 w
51.6°, 425 km
Haven-1
The world’s first commercial space station
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Haven-1 hardware development progress
Haven-2
HAVEN-2
FIRST MODULE OPERATIONAL IN 2028
FULLY Constructed IN 2032
crew:
HABITABLE VOLUME:
PRESSURIZED VOLUME:
LAUNCH Mass:
station Power:
PAYLOAD Power:
12
500 m³
1160 m³
282,000 kg
300,000 w
40 Kw
Haven-2
Designed to succeed the International Space Station
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Designed, manufactured, and tested in the
United States.
Vast is bringing space station primary structure manufacturing back to the United States after two decades. Most subsystems for Haven-1 have been manufactured by Vast and partners in the USA.
Types of missions
Our Haven-1 station caters to all types of mission objectives. Learn more about the types of missions
we provide.
Government astronaut missions
Private astronaut missions
Payload missions
In the press
“Vast, which recently completed the build out of its headquarters and space station manufacturing facilities in the city, is on target to be the first commercial space station in orbit.”
“Vast is one of several firms competing to replace the aging International Space Station. CEO Max Haot said all the investment—which comes courtesy of Ripple cofounder Jed McCaleb—is about leveraging Low Earth Orbit, or LEO, for microgravity testing or trips to the Moon or Mars”
“The freedom that comes on a commercial platform, versus a government-owned station, extends beyond just communication. Other benefits include missions that are making goods to sell back on Earth, and ownership of the intellectual property created aboard the habitat, according to Haot.”
“The visit illustrates how space activity is transforming from largely government-funded exercises into a potentially viable commercial enterprise. Vast envisions a future where commercial revenues from drug and semiconductor development will pay for the cost of space station operations.”
“Crucially, Vast just set the bar for how to be taken seriously as a space station company, with transparency around when it aims to complete milestones leading up to the first crewed mission reaching Haven-1. Every other company working on a space station take note.”
“California-based Vast Space has big ambitions. The company is aiming to launch a commercial space station, the Haven-2, into low Earth orbit by 2028, which would allow astronauts to stay in space after the decommissioning of the International Space Station (ISS) in 2030.”
“I am excited to work with Vast as they build more opportunities and destinations for more people to travel amongst the stars.”
“An advantage Vast has over some of its competitors, I believe, is bringing manufacturing of its stations in house.”
“The company has made clear its intent is to compete for the second phase of NASA’s Commercial Low Earth Orbit Destinations, or CLD, program as part of the agency’s ISS transition efforts.”
“A successor to the International Space Station (ISS). This is the ambition of Vast, the small space company that is on the rise in the United States. Some observers see it as the future SpaceX of orbital stations.”
“The station [Haven-1] has a warm, welcoming, uncluttered interior, with a large central window giving occupants a wide view of the Earth.”
“Vast’s simple, single-structure Haven-1 space station will be able to launch atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, the workhorse vehicle that SpaceX has been launching for more than a decade.”
“A common area would allow passengers to gather and enjoy "breathtaking views" of Earth, while the station's integrated fitness center would provide them with an opportunity to get in a workout hundreds of miles above the surface.”
“...it would mark the first time a commercial rocket company had launched humans to a commercial space station, another milestone in the privatization of space.”
“The partnership with SpaceX is the key to making this mission happen.”
