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NASA is transitioning from the ISS to private space stations, with Vast Space planning to launch Haven-1, the world's first commercial space station, in May 2026, as part of a broader move to develop sustainable, private orbital habitats.
Space startup Vast, backed by cryptocurrency billionaire Jed McCaleb, plans to launch a commercial space station called Haven-1 to orbit by late 2025 with the help of SpaceX. The cylindrical spacecraft is planned as a replacement to the International Space Station, which is expected to retire in 2030. Vast hopes to receive funding from NASA by 2028. Haven-1 is expected to last three years and support three 30-day missions. Vast is in talks with potential astronauts for the initial mission.
California-based startup Vast Space plans to launch its Haven-1 outpost, the first-ever private space station, aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket no earlier than August 2025. The initial mission will be followed by Vast-1, a four-person jaunt to the new station that could last up to 30 days. Vast aims to operate a "100-meter-long multi-module spinning artificial gravity space station launched by SpaceX's Starship transportation system" in the future.
Vast is partnering with SpaceX to launch its Haven-1 commercial space station as soon as August 2025, with a follow-up Vast-1 mission using Crew Dragon to bring four people to Haven-1 for up to 30 days. Haven-1 is relatively small and mainly intended for science and small-scale orbital manufacturing. Vast hopes to make Haven-1 just one module in a larger station, and it can simulate the Moon's gravity by spinning. Vast's 2025 target is ambitious and might see it beat well-known rivals to deploying a private space station.