Southern California Startup Unveils Plans for World's First Commercial Space Station

Vast Space LLC has unveiled its plans to launch the world's first commercial space station, called Haven-1.

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The space station will initially function as an independent crewed space station and will be integrated into a larger VastSpace Station under development.

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The scheduled launch date for Haven-1 is set for no earlier than August 2025, with a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.

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The first human spaceflight mission to Haven-1 will take place following the initial mission, Vast-1, transporting a crew of four on a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft.

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Vast Space's aim is to establish the first-ever private space station in Earth orbit within just over 2 years.

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Haven-1 will feature onboard WiFi, 1,000 watts of power and 24/7 communications.

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It will boast a large window dome, and a capacity for up to 150 kilograms of preloaded cargo.

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Vast's long-term objective is to develop a 100-meter multi-module spinning artificial gravity space station using SpaceX's Starship rocket, with NASA as the target customer.

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The pricing plan of Vast-1 is expected to be reasonable and will cater to domestic and international space agencies as well as private individuals involved in scientific and philanthropic projects.

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