A New Space Station?

Vast Space is continuing with progress on the world's first commerical space station, Haven-1. Vast Space is an American aerospace company dedicated to "...developing next-generation space stations and space infrastructure using an incremental, hardware-rich and low-cost approach". Vast has been working on a new, small, commercial space station, that would dock with a single Dragon capsule, and provide two week crew stays.

Currently, Vast is in the final integration steps of the station, launching in early 2027. Vast has also recently signed a deal with France to bring French astronauts aboard Haven-1. Thomas Pequet, a French astronaut, has been selected as commander of the first mission to the station, shortly after its launch and orbital confirmation.

With new commerical space stations on the horizon, and with the ISS retirement approaching, the future of low Earth orbital space, and beyond, will be marked by decisions, events, and actions that occur now and in the near future. These future prospects could bring easier ease of access to space, more scientific time and expirementation, and more reduced costs for missions.

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