Haven-1

Jan 17, 2025

The Haven-1 primary structure qualification article is the first space station structure to be manufactured in the United States in two decades.

March 19, 2025

Watch a compilation of our latest hardware progress for Haven-1, targeted to launch May 2026.

May 20, 2025

To evaluate the performance of our Haven-1 domed window, the team conducted nighttime star photography tests. We evaluated camera views through the window and tested our ability to capture images from inside Haven-1.

May 01, 2025

A control moment gyroscope (CMG) is a device that maintains a spacecraft’s attitude in space. Haven-1 will fly with six Vast CMGs working together, each containing a fast-spinning flywheel mounted on a gimbal.

April 25, 2025

Haven-1’s domed window will enable the crew to observe and photograph the Earth and space. This test fixture is critical to confirming the window’s strength and ensuring crew safety in space.  Each test kick simulates hundreds of pounds of force, mimicking accidental bumps from astronauts inside the station.

March 24, 2025

These additively manufactured cold plates are used to directly conduct heat away from avionics components into our thermal control fluid. These are the first batch of cold plates we will fly on Haven-1.

March 13, 2025

We're machining Haven-1's flight panels in-house, leveraging vertical integration for speed and efficiency.

March 04, 2025

The first aluminum barrel of Haven-1 has been rolled and welded, bringing the station another step closer to flight.

February 28, 2025

The flight design pressure plate of the Haven-1 hatch is now ready for inspection. The hatch serves as the crew's entry point, featuring redundant pressure seals and built-in shielding to protect the station from micrometeoroids and orbital debris while in space.

February 13, 2025

Haven-1 solar arrays use triple-junction solar cells to capture a broad range of light wavelengths from the sun to help power our systems while in space. We perform electroluminescence (EL) tests to test their viability, applying currents to the cells to emit light at known wavelengths.

February 27, 2025

Testing is underway at the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center for Haven-1’s trace containment control system. Over the next month, we will continue validating the system’s ability to remove the toxic pollutants introduced by the crew and equipment, ensuring clean air for all missions.

January 09, 2025

The hatch has been installed on our primary qualification unit, thoroughly inspected, and is now ready for testing. Principal Engineer Brian Landis conducts a final review before the unit heads to Mojave for pressure and load testing.

September 17, 2024

The completed Pathfinder hatch. The hatch serves as the entry point to the station.

December 10, 2024

Haven-1’s primary structure unit has officially received its final weld. The unit is now ready for painting and window and hatch integration, before it will be shipped to our Mojave, CA site for testing.

December 09, 2024

Micrometeoroids and orbital debris (MMOD) flying at hypervelocity speeds in space can pose a serious threat to spacecraft. For Haven-1, we are building a shield that will cover the entire station to protect against these types of impacts.

December 09, 2024

Haven-1 is equipped with eight of these specialized trash tanks, each holding up to five days of wet waste to accommodate a crew of four. Once full, the tanks are sealed and vented to a vacuum to prevent odor build-up.

November 27, 2024

Forward bulkheads for Haven-1 are designed and manufactured in-house.

November 26, 2024

Haven-1's 1.1 m domed window is optimized for the crew to have an expansive, 180-degree view of space.

November 13, 2024

Our Haven-1 qualification primary structure in its final stage of welding at our HQ facility in Long Beach, CA.

November 13, 2024

The forward frustum section of Haven-1’s qualification primary structure in its final stage of welding at our HQ facility.

November 13, 2024

Our Haven-1 qualification primary structure in its final stage of welding at our HQ facility.

November 06, 2024

Haven-1’s oxygen tube valve system is designed to replenish the oxygen inside Haven-1 every time astronauts breathe, and efficiently metabolize the oxygen to CO2.

January 28, 2025

Haven-1’s deployable solar panels, provided by Spanish manufacturer DHV Technology. Each solar panel is capable of producing 1.1 kilowatts (kW) of power, for a total peak power of 13.2 kW across the station.

September 09, 2024

The completed domed window for Haven-1, featuring micrometeoroid and orbital debris (MMOD) shielding.

March 29, 2024

Haven-1 will fly with six control moment gyroscopes (CMG) for attitude control. Each Vast-designed CMG consists of a fast-spinning flywheel mounted on an articulated gimbal.

March 29, 2024

Our battery packs for Haven Demo and Haven-1 are assembled in-house. From cell screening to pack assembly and testing, we ensure they meet the highest standards of safety and performance.

March 07, 2024

The valves for Haven-1 are designed to meter oxygen and nitrox gases into the cabin environment.

April 21, 2024

The Pathfinder article is nearing completion. We started manufacturing the article in November 2023, using it as the basis to establish the necessary tooling, team, and processes for Haven-1.

May 22, 2024

The completed Haven-1 primary structure Pathfinder, which was critical to proving our capacity to build all the critical geometries, transitions, and interfaces required for Haven-1.