Launch Partnership

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 will launch both the Haven-1 (space station) and Crew-1 (human spaceflight) missions

Falcon 9
Dragon Spacecraft
SpaceX Suit

Introducing Haven-1

Our first space station

Designed, manufactured, and operated by Vast

Launching no earlier than August 2025 on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket

Expected to be the world's first commercial crewed space station

World's first commercial space station connected by SpaceX Starlink

Compatible docking with the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft
Extend the on-orbit duration of commercial Dragon spacecraft human spaceflight missions for up to 30 days for four astronauts
Haven-1 Lab, offering science, research, and in-space manufacturing opportunities - up to 1000 W of power, 300 kg of total payload mass, air cooling, and 24/7 communications
Opportunities for lunar artificial gravity by spinning
Fully-independent and equipped with all consumable needs
Privacy and control of your time in orbit
Large window dome for viewing and photography
Gigabit/s speed Starlink laser mesh internet connection
Room to stretch and rest
DIAMETER
4.4 m
HEIGHT
10.1 m
PRESSURIZED VOLUME
80 m3
MASS
14,000 kg
POWER
13,200 W
ORBIT
51.6°, 425 km
Crew Capacity
4

Crew Mission-1

Our first expedition to haven‑1

Fly to Haven-1 in a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft launched by the Falcon 9 rocket
Designed for space agencies and private individuals alike
Fly four crew members to Haven-1 for up to 30 days
Be the first crew to visit the world’s first commercial space station
Available per seat or as a full, four-person crew mission
Advanced science, research, and in-space manufacturing opportunities

In the Press

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."

-CNN

...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."

-Washington Post

The partnership with SpaceX is the key to making this mission happen."

-ARS Technica

It's entirely possible that [Haven-1] moves and executes faster because it's so much more simple in scope...”

-Scott Manley

Our Facilities

Vast's HQ is located in a two building campus in Long Beach, CA, featuring 115,000 square feet of offices, manufacturing, and integration facilities. Haven-1 is being designed and will be manufactured, integrated, and operated from this campus. Vast also operates a 25,000 square feet state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Hawthorne, CA, and a test facility at the Mojave Air and Space Port.