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Announcing the Haven-1 and Vast-1 missions to low-Earth orbit. Launched by SpaceX Haven-1 is scheduled to be the world’s first commercial space station and will be visited by a crew of four aboard a Dragon spacecraft during Vast-1 → https://lnkd.in/gHeXw-Zj

We’re excited to announce that Siddharth Hariharan ("Sid") has been appointed as Vast's first Chief Financial Officer (CFO). With over 20 years of investment banking experience, Sid will be key in supporting our mission to build next-generation space stations and enable billions to live and thrive in space. “Sid is the right leader to further strengthen our impressive executive team as we approach a series of groundbreaking milestones,” said Max Haot, CEO of Vast. “As we accelerate our operational growth, develop our NASA Commercial Low Earth Development (CLD) Program bid and commercialization models, and prepare for future fundraising, now is the perfect time to welcome Sid as our CFO.” Sid brings a wealth of knowledge from his time leading Consumer Tech Investment Banking at Rothschild & Co. and 13 years at J.P. Morgan, where he advised on major M&A and equity transactions for top-tier clients like GoPro, Sonos, Beats By Dr Dre, SSENSE, Printful, Full Swing Golf, Steel Series, Fossil, and MVMT. Welcome aboard, Sid! 

At Vast, we’re designing, manufacturing, and assembling our battery packs in-house for Haven Demo and Haven-1, ensuring every step—from cell screening to pack assembly and testing—meets the highest safety and performance standards. These batteries will power our space station through day/night solar cycles every ~90 minutes in orbit. Vast’s battery modules are recharged by our Maximum Power Point Trackers (MPPT), which extract energy from our solar arrays very efficiently. Our Battery Management Systems (BMS) give us real-time insight into the battery's capabilities and allow our systems to make decisions based on the battery's state.

Vast CEO, Max Haot, joined The Washington Post Space Reporter, Christian Davenport, for an engaging discussion about the future of the International Space Station and Vast's work in developing the first commercial space station at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s 2024 Global Aerospace Summit. As NASA plans to retire the ISS, Vast is ready to partner with companies, government agencies, researchers, and innovators to build upon NASA’s legacy in low Earth orbit and beyond. Exciting advancements in science and technology are unfolding, and we are proud to be playing a role in driving the future of space exploration!

Congratulations to SpaceX and the Polaris Dawn crew on this historic achievement!  Another giant leap forward, paving the way for the next era of commercial spaceflight.

Today we hosted Congressman Robert Garcia and his staff for a tour of Vast, where we proudly shared our progress on Haven-1, scheduled to be the world’s first commercial space station. We are privileged to be a member of the Long Beach space community and are grateful for the support of our elected leaders as we embark on a new era of American leadership in low Earth orbit.

Vast’s Vibe Test Lab is crucial for testing Haven Demo and Haven-1 components for dynamic loads experienced during launch to low Earth orbit. With our in-house capabilities, we benefit from rapid response to design changes, accelerated timelines by avoiding outsourcing delays, and seamless integration with engineering and design teams. Our vertically-integrated engineering approach is hardware rich and enhances product quality with a tight design/test feedback loop that will support our development and reliability as we head into long-term production of our commercial space habitats.

Announcing Haven-1 Lab and our Inaugural Partners Redwire Space and Yuri Today, we unveiled our plans for the Haven-1 Lab, launching aboard Haven-1 in the second half of 2025. The Haven-1 Lab is set to become the world's first microgravity research, development, and manufacturing platform on a commercial space station. We are also honored to announce that Redwire and Yuri have signed on as our inaugural payload partners, entrusting Vast with their proven technology for this historic mission. Covering a variety of sectors, our partners represent some of the foremost experts in the development of microgravity payloads. Vast’s Haven-1 lab provides a new platform in space for conducting research and expanding cross-sector advancements with the inherent advantages of a crewed environment. We are proud to provide the foundation for that work and honored that our partners have entrusted us with their proven technology. Redwire’s Advanced Space Experiment Processor 4 (ADSEP4)  is a fully automated, multi-use processing facility used to conduct a variety of life and physical science research and small-batch biotechnology production in microgravity, with a capacity of up to four sample processing cassettes for pharmaceutical research and manufacturing. Yuri’s ScienceTaxi can accommodate up to 38 experiment units, known as ScienceShells, and will provide scientists with a powerful tool for studying the effects of microgravity on various biological systems, enabling a wide range of experiments to be conducted in the Haven-1 Lab. Stay tuned for more updates as we prepare for this groundbreaking journey! https://lnkd.in/gaqrdmvC

Vast is Proud to Sponsor #ISSRDC 2024! Join us at ISSRDC in Boston as we team up with industry leaders to explore the future of research and technology development in space with the International Space Station National Laboratory.

We're headed to ASCEND! Join us to hear VAST CEO, Max Haot, speak alongside industry peers on a panel moderated by NASA’s Angela Hart. We look forward to sharing Vast's plans to develop humanity's first commercial space station.