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Vast, Inc.

Long Beach, CA

Develops commercial space stations; Haven-1 is billed as the world's first commercial space station.

About Vast, Inc.

Where is Vast, Inc. headquartered?

Vast, Inc. is headquartered in Long Beach, CA.

What does Vast, Inc. do?

Develops commercial space stations; Haven-1 is billed as the world's first commercial space station.

What makes Vast, Inc. different?

"Incremental, hardware-rich and low-cost approach" with in-house vertical integration, building toward commercial space stations in stages (Haven Demo, Haven-1, Haven-2).

What makes Vast, Inc. notable?

Backed by Ripple cofounder Jed McCaleb; partners include SpaceX (Falcon 9), the Czech Republic and European Space Agency, the UK Space Agency, and NASA Marshall Space Flight Center. Covered by MIT Tech Review, CNN, Bloomberg, Reuters, and Wired.

Leadership

Max Haot
Chief Executive Officer
Jed McCaleb
Founder, Board Chair & Tech Fellow
Kris Young
Chief Operating Officer
Industry
Defense Technology
HQ
Long Beach, CA
Stage
Series A
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