Space-station startup self-funded by Jed McCaleb; aiming for the first commercial station with Haven-1 (2026 launch target).
NASA released the draft solicitation for ISS-replacement stations: firm-fixed-price IDIQ awards to 2+ providers, a crewed flight test by 2029 required for certification, final RFP in late August and awards expected spring 2027.
Vast signed additional microgravity-research partners, including a space-based manufacturing agreement with LambdaVision.
Most station contenders are private — Vast is self-funded, Axiom and Blue Origin unlisted — leaving Voyager Technologies (NYSE: VOYG) as the main public play. Our read on a capital-hungry race with one listed runner. (Our opinion, not investment advice.)
Station spec sheets range from Vast's 45 m³ Haven-1 to Blue Origin's 830 m³ Orbital Reef. Almost all of these are design figures, not flown hardware — here is how to read them against the ISS's ~916 m³.
NASA plans to deorbit the ISS around 2030, and a field of private stations is racing to be ready before the lights go out in low Earth orbit. We track each contender's development stage — not their press releases.
Vast — Vast finished structural qualification of Haven-1 and flew a pathfinder — clearing the path to launch.
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Voyager (Starlab) 
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