Vast and SpaceX have recently made an agreement to utilize Starlink on their upcoming commercial space station, Haven-1. The planned launch of Haven-1 atop a Falcon 9 is scheduled no earlier than August 2025. This station will be equipped with Starlink terminals to ensure the occupants have access to high-speed communications courtesy of the SpaceX Starlink network. In 2023, Vast and SpaceX had announced that SpaceX would launch Haven-1 as a stand-alone outpost, followed by the launch of 2 Crew Dragons at the space station, with crews staying aboard for up to 30 days at a time.
Additionally, Vast plans for Haven-1 to ultimately connect to a future space station that is currently in development. Vast is also planning a larger variant that will eventually launch atop a SpaceX Starship rocket. The larger variant is envisioned to consist of a series of 7 modules, each 7 meters in diameter, ultimately reaching a length of 100 meters. Both Haven-1 and the future larger station are intended to be able to create artificial gravity for the crew and conduct experiments in various simulated gravity environments by spinning while in orbit.
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