Vast and SpaceX team up to launch world's first commercial space station in 2025.
TL;DR
Space startup Vast, backed by cryptocurrency billionaire Jed McCaleb, plans to launch a commercial space station called Haven-1 to orbit by late 2025 with the help of SpaceX. The cylindrical spacecraft is planned as a replacement to the International Space Station, which is expected to retire in 2030. Vast hopes to receive funding from NASA by 2028. Haven-1 is expected to last three years and support three 30-day missions. Vast is in talks with potential astronauts for the initial mission.
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