Vast reschedules Haven-1 launch for 2026
Posted: Sat, Feb 8, 2025, 12:55 PM ET (1755 GMT)
Vast has started testing a qualification article of its Haven-1 commercial space station while pushing back its launch date. The company announced Thursday that the primary structure qualification article for its Haven-1 station passed initial pressurization tests recently, giving the company confidence in its design. Vast announced Haven-1 in May 2023 and said at the time it was targeting a launch of the single-module station as soon as August 2025. Vast now says that launch is projected for no earlier than May 2026 based on a better understanding of what it will take to complete the station. Even with the delay, Vast argues that Haven-1 gives the company an edge when competing for the next phase of NASA's Commercial LEO Development program to support work on larger commercial space stations.
Vast has started testing a qualification article of its Haven-1 commercial space station while pushing back its launch date. The company announced Thursday that the primary structure qualification article for its Haven-1 station passed initial pressurization tests recently, giving the company confidence in its design. Vast announced Haven-1 in May 2023 and said at the time it was targeting a launch of the single-module station as soon as August 2025. Vast now says that launch is projected for no earlier than May 2026 based on a better understanding of what it will take to complete the station. Even with the delay, Vast argues that Haven-1 gives the company an edge when competing for the next phase of NASA's Commercial LEO Development program to support work on larger commercial space stations.
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