Vast targets 2026 launch for Haven‑1, aiming to field the first standalone commercial LEO station

Vast plans to launch Haven‑1 in 2026, positioning it as the first standalone commercial low‑Earth‑orbit platform and an "amazing inflection point for human spaceflight." The company says Haven‑1 will be a crew‑tended commercial LEO station if it sticks to its schedule.

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If executed, Haven‑1 would be the first standalone commercial LEO platform, directly advancing NASA's transition from the ISS and intersecting with NASA's up to $1.5B program to back commercial crew‑tended station demos and the agency's broader push to commercial ISS replacements.
The announcement formalizes competition in the nascent commercial station market alongside other active projects, notably Axiom's plan to repurpose ISS modules and the Starlab full‑scale mockup unveiled by partners, signalling multiple parallel paths to replace government LEO infrastructure.
A 2026 target creates near‑term demand signals for launch and on‑orbit services at a time when launch providers are already being heavily booked for LEO missions, for example SpaceX Falcon 9 flights contracted for the SDA LEO transport layer (Falcon 9 to launch 21 more SDA satellites).

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2025-10-20T02:28:30.209205-07:00

Race to replace the ISS: Can Vast’s Haven-1 keep the USA in orbit? • aerospaceglobalnews.com

2025-10-16T22:52:02.944289-07:00

Vast gearing up to launch its Haven-1 private space station in 2026 • cavenewstimes.com

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Vast targets 2026 launch for Haven‑1, aiming to field the first standalone commercial LEO station

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Vast aims to launch Haven‑1 commercial LEO station in 2026

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