Vast Space
Vast is developing next-generation space stations and space infrastructure to ensure continuous human presence in space for America and its allies, enabling advanced microgravity research and manufacturing, and unlocking a new space economy for government, corporate, and private customers. Using an incremental, hardware-rich and low-cost approach, Vast is rapidly developing its multi-module Haven Station. Haven Demo’s 2025 success made Vast the only operational commercial space station company to fly and operate its own spacecraft. Next, Haven-1 is expected to become the world’s first commercial space station when it launches in 2027, followed by additional Haven modules to enable permanent human presence by 2030. With more than 1,000 employees at its Long Beach, California, headquarters and over a billion dollars in private capital invested, Vast has built the facilities required to manufacture and operate America’s next space station. The company plans to develop future habitats for the Moon and Mars, dedicated space stations for government partners, and other crewed systems that will unlock the expanding long-term space economy.www.vastspace.com
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Oct 30, 2026
Scott ManleyHOST
So SpaceX can't get rid of Falcon 9 and replace it with Starship until the end of the space station.
Scott ManleyHOST
And finally, Vast.
Scott ManleyHOST
Vast started out as a crypto bro who was wanting to build a space station, minimal viable product of space station for short stays with cool looks.
Scott ManleyHOST
Now they are... selling a satellite bus.
Scott ManleyHOST
This is a high power satellite bus with big solar panels, 15 kilowatts of solar power, flat panel bus so they can stack these on various spacecraft, dry mass of 700 kilograms.
Ariel EkblawGUEST
And we really want to be able to have the buckyball module that we are designing and be part of one of the commercial space stations that's going to come online in the next four to five years to replace the ISS.
Ariel EkblawGUEST
So we're working with a bunch of different partners like VAST, Axiom, you know, talking to a bunch of these different, really interesting commercial companies that are trying to replace the volume of the ISS or start working towards that.
Ariel EkblawGUEST
And then we would love to see the Buckyball be able to be an attachment to one of those commercial space stations, kind of show and demonstrate next generation space architecture technology.
Matt GallowayHOST
This is wild to think about, the idea of building something at that scale in space, not having to send it up in a tube or something like that.
David GrisellHOST
NASA has officially released an RFP for Phase 2 of its Commercial LEO Destinations Program, or CLD.
David GrisellHOST
This phase transitions private space station developers such as Axiom Space, VAST, and Starlab, from initial design concepts to firm development, deployment, and operational contracts as NASA prepares for the International Space Station's retirement, a huge opportunity for space tech startups.
David GrisellHOST
And next, we'll plug into energy tech.
David GrisellHOST
Google has signed a major agreement to build a one gigawatt virtual power plant.
Richard HollinghamHOST
He lost his right leg above the knee in a motorcycle accident when he was 19 and went on to become a medal-winning Paralympic athlete, orthopaedic surgeon and recently qualified as a pilot.
Richard HollinghamHOST
As you'll hear, he could go into space in the next few years with US company VAST, which is building a space station.
John McFallGUEST
My name is John McFall.
John McFallGUEST
I'm part of ESA's astronaut reserve, but probably best described as a doctor, surgeon.
John McFallGUEST
And it's given me another string to my bow and demonstrated that I can do it.
John McFallGUEST
So why not assign me to a flight as well?
Sue NelsonHOST
Now, the UK Space Agency announced fairly recently about this partnership with VAST and with the possibility of you going on board this Haven 1.
Sue NelsonHOST
I mean, describe Haven 1 for us.
Richard HollinghamHOST
He lost his right leg above the knee in a motorcycle accident when he was 19 and went on to become a medal-winning Paralympic athlete, orthopaedic surgeon and recently qualified as a pilot.
Richard HollinghamHOST
As you'll hear, he could go into space in the next few years with US company VAST, which is building a space station.
John McFallSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
My name is John McFall.
John McFallSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
I'm part of ESA's astronaut reserve, but probably best described as a doctor, surgeon.
John McFallSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
And it's given me another string to my bow and demonstrated that I can do it.
John McFallSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
So why not assign me to a flight as well?
Sue NelsonHOST
Now, the UK Space Agency announced fairly recently about this partnership with VAST and with the possibility of you going on board this Haven 1.
Sue NelsonHOST
I mean, describe Haven 1 for us.
Bob ZimmermanGUEST
But nonetheless, it once again indicates the amount of passion there is in the investment community for space.
Bob ZimmermanGUEST
This company has invested in VAST, the space station company, in Relativity, in SpaceX.
Bob ZimmermanGUEST
In impulse space, it is in phantom space.
Bob ZimmermanGUEST
He also invested in Dawn Aerospace, which is the suborbital space place company.
Robert ZimmermanGUEST
But right now, ISS is designed to retire in '30.
Robert ZimmermanGUEST
The private stations, you're gonna see, um, a single-module station launched privately by a company called VAST next year.
Robert ZimmermanGUEST
They're gonna r- have it up for three years.
Robert ZimmermanGUEST
They're gonna have four missions, manned missions to it.
Robert ZimmermanGUEST
The, uh, these are private stations.
Robert ZimmermanGUEST
NASA is hiring the stations to run its mission.
Robert ZimmermanGUEST
ESA had signed contract with both VAST and, um, uh, the Starlab station to run missions there.
Robert ZimmermanGUEST
Uh, the, all the private companies are gonna be running missions there.
Sarah LaneHOST
Responses are due December 8th, and NASA expects to pick two or more contractors in April.
Sarah LaneHOST
Axiom Space, Voyager Space, and Vast Space are all expected to bid, with future contract phases potentially worth billions.
Sarah LaneHOST
[page flips] All right.
Sarah LaneHOST
Let's get to some AI news that just won't quit.
Bob ZimmermanGUEST
... [chuckles] the billionaire's not gonna support you anymore.
John BatchelorHOST
Vast comes up often.
John BatchelorHOST
What is Vast?
Bob ZimmermanGUEST
Vast is one of the f- five American, uh, consortiums or companies trying to build space stations.
Bob ZimmermanGUEST
Vast has no government money.
Bob ZimmermanGUEST
It's self-financed.
Bob ZimmermanGUEST
It is building its first module.
Bob ZimmermanGUEST
It's gonna launch, uh, next year and have actually missions, manned missions to it from European and American astronauts and passengers.
Bob ZimmermanGUEST
And so they look pretty good, too.
Bob ZimmermanGUEST
The third space station is Haven 1 and Haven 2, built by VAST, with no government funds at all so far.
Bob ZimmermanGUEST
They hope to launch their first single module, Haven 1, next year, and they'll run four manned missions over a period of three years.
John BatchelorHOST
Bob? I want to review what we just covered in terms of space station.
Bob ZimmermanGUEST
Some you have, some have not, or at least I think they all actually have.
Bob ZimmermanGUEST
Let's see.
Bob ZimmermanGUEST
VAST is going to be launched on Falcon 9s initially, probably Starship later on.
Bob ZimmermanGUEST
Starship, Starlab, which Voyager's space station, that's going to launch on Starship.
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