Vast is a space infrastructure company founded in 2021 and headquartered in Long Beach, California. Its stated mission is to build the infrastructure necessary for long-term human life in space, with the goal of making humanity a multiplanetary species. The company's work is focused on spaceflight engineering and spacecraft manufacturing.
The company has developed and launched the Haven Demo spacecraft, which successfully deployed in orbit in November 2025. This milestone established Vast as, by its account, the only company to have flown and operated its own spacecraft as of that date. Its ongoing development program includes several major projects. Haven-1 is targeted for launch in 2027 and is intended to be the world's first commercial space station. Haven-2 consists of modules designed to succeed the International Space Station. Looking further ahead, Vast plans to deploy artificial gravity stations by 2035, which are designed to allow humans to live and work in space without long-term physiological harm.
