Vast is a privately held American aerospace company headquartered in Long Beach, California, that is developing commercial space stations with artificial gravity, including the single-module Haven-1 and a planned multi-module successor, Haven-2, intended as a successor to the International Space Station. The company was founded in 2021 by Jed McCaleb, who serves as chairman, with Max Haot as chief executive, and it tripled its workforce after acquiring the rocket company Launcher in February 2023. Vast is collaborating with SpaceX to launch Haven-1 aboard a Falcon 9 rocket, and in February 2026 it won its sixth commercial contract for private astronaut missions to the International Space Station. As of October 2024 the company employed more than 606 people across its Long Beach headquarters and an additional facility in Hawthorne, California.
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Agency TypePrivately held American aerospace company developing artificial-gravity space stations 1 Founded Year Headquarters In the Other Atlases
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1. Wikipedia: Vast (company)
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Vast (also styled Vast Space) is a privately held American aerospace company headquartered in Long Beach, California.
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It was founded in 2021 by entrepreneur Jed McCaleb with the goal of developing artificial gravity space stations to "expand humanity beyond the solar system".
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Vast (also styled Vast Space) is a privately held American aerospace company headquartered in Long Beach, California.
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Max Haot (CEO)
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