Vast
Defense and Space ManufacturingCalifornia, United States1001-5000 Employees
Vast is a defense and space manufacturing company headquartered in Long Beach, California, employing more than a thousand people. It pursues next-generation space stations designed to maintain continuous human presence in space for the United States and its allies, supporting advanced microgravity research and manufacturing and enabling a new space economy for government, corporate, and private customers. The development centers on an incremental, hardware-rich, and cost-conscious approach to building Haven Station, a multi-module platform intended to expand habitation in orbit. A milestone in 2025 demonstrated Vast's capability to fly and operate its own spacecraft with Haven Demo. The company plans Haven-1 to launch in 2027 as the world's first commercial space station, with additional Haven modules to enable permanent human presence by 2030 and to develop habitats for the Moon and Mars and dedicated government-focused stations.