Apr 10, 2025The Haven-1 Experience is a full-scale walkthrough of the world’s first commercial space station, expected to launch in May 2026. Former NASA astronaut and current Lead Astronaut at Vast, Andrew J. Feustel, provides an up-close look at key interior features, including the Haven-1 Lab, crew quarters, and the zero-gravity sleep area system.
Commercial space station developer Vast has signed three more payload customers for its Haven-1 station set to launch in a little more than a year.Vast announced April 8 that Japan Manned Space Systems Corporation (JAMSS), Interstellar Lab and Exobiosphere will fly research payloads on the Haven-1 station launching no earlier than May 2026. They join Redwire and Yuri as payload partners for the station. (...)
Haven-1’s domed window will enable the crew to observe and photograph the Earth and space. This test fixture is critical to confirming the window’s strength and ensuring crew safety in space. Each test kick simulates hundreds of pounds of force, mimicking accidental bumps from astronauts inside the station.
The Haven Demo satellite launched on Bandwagon-3, right? Are there any updates on that?
Quote from: Vultur on 04/26/2025 08:30 pmThe Haven Demo satellite launched on Bandwagon-3, right? Are there any updates on that?It wasn't manifested, it may have switched to Bandwagon-4 launching in June but nothing has been announced yet.
A control moment gyroscope (CMG) is a device that maintains a spacecraft’s attitude in space. Haven-1 will fly with six Vast CMGs working together, each containing a fast-spinning flywheel mounted on a gimbal. CMGs are essential for space station operations, enabling precise orientation without using propellant. Vast is designing, building, and testing its CMGs entirely in-house, a key differentiator in the competitive field of space station development.
Happy National Space Day. We’re proud to bring space station manufacturing back to the U.S. for the first time in decades. 🇺🇸America’s next space station is scheduled to launch no earlier than May 2026, and we’re one step closer: the first circumferential weld of Haven-1’s flight primary structure is now complete.
Step inside Vast’s Long Beach headquarters, where Haven-1—the world’s first commercial space station—is taking shape. From initial design concepts to hands-on hardware development, our teams are laying the groundwork for the future of long-term space habitation. Discover the collaborative workspaces, engineering labs, and manufacturing facilities where Haven-1 is being designed, manufactured, and tested.
The Haven-1 primary structure qualification article continues critical testing at our Mojave, CA, test site. Last year, in just six months, we built the qualification article, enabling early testing and validation of our design to ensure we are building a safe and low-cost next-generation station.Now, Haven-1’s flight primary structure build is underway. Each milestone brings Haven-1 closer to orbit.
