NASA Astronaut Joins Vast in Commercial Space Station Endeavors

Former NASA astronaut Garrett Reisman has been appointed as an adviser to Vast Space, a company working on developing commercial space stations. Reisman, who also worked at SpaceX, will assist Vast in its plans to develop a single-module station called Haven-1 as a precursor for larger space stations. He is particularly interested in the ability of Vast's space stations to create artificial gravity and hopes to answer questions about the effects of partial gravity on human physiology. Vast is working with SpaceX to launch Haven-1 and use Crew Dragon spacecraft to transport astronauts to the station.