Aerospace

Vast

Medium38% confidenceProfile verified Jul 23, 2026
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Vast is a commercial space station developer aiming for its single-module Haven-1 to become the first standalone commercial space station in orbit, currently targeting a Falcon 9 launch in early 2027, to be followed by the crewed Vast-1 mission and a larger Haven-2 station, positioning the company as one of several private ventures (alongside Axiom Space, Orbital Reef and Starlab) competing to succeed the International Space Station, which is expected to retire around 2030.

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Additional Intelligence Signals

Patent citation lineage, earnings-call mentions, and federal contract disclosures — automatically collected, not yet visible anywhere else on the site.

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Sources

Every claim traced to a primary source — evidence, recent activity, and insider filing behavior, all in one place.

Evidence

1 source · 40% avg. source confidence

Correlated Activity

Both Vast and Axiom Space — which it depends on — are showing accelerating Activity at the same time (1 recorded change for Axiom Space in the last 90 days).

Timing correlation only — not evidence of a causal link

Both Vast and SpaceX — which it depends on — are showing accelerating Activity at the same time (5 recorded changes for SpaceX in the last 90 days).

Timing correlation only — not evidence of a causal link

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Dependency Map

What Vast depends on below, and who depends on Vast above — click any node to make it the new center, 2 levels deep.

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The Story So Far (last 6 months)

Jun 2026: Vast targets Haven-1 as first standalone commercial space station→Jun 2026: Signs research partnerships with Sanford Stem Cell Institute, UC San Diego and others

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Vast's Timeline

A sourced, dated history of Vast's key moments — founding to present.

  1. Jun 2026 · Signs research partnerships with Sanford Stem Cell Institute, UC San Diego and others

    Vast signed memorandums of understanding with the Sanford Stem Cell Institute, University of California San Diego, Auxilium Biotechnologies, LambdaVision and BioOrbit to host their microgravity research aboard Haven-1 and the planned larger Haven-2 station, as construction of Haven-1's primary structure continued toward a 2027 launch.

  2. Jan 2027 · Targets Haven-1 launch as first standalone commercial space station

    Vast is targeting an early 2027 Falcon 9 launch for Haven-1, aiming to become the first standalone (non-ISS-attached) commercial space station in orbit, to be followed by the crewed Vast-1 mission and a larger Haven-2 station.