Vast Space unveils Haven-2, a private space station to follow the ISS after it's decommissioned in 2031

 

The company's CEO, Max Haot, unveiled Haven-2 as a proposed successor to the ISS. In an accompanying press statement, Vast describes the private space station Haven-2 as the "next step in the company's vision to pioneer a path to long-term living and thriving in space."

Max Haot is an aerospace, consumer electronic, and internet entrepreneur. Previously Max was CEO at Launcher. Max has founded four companies including:

1. Vast Space (currently)
2. Launcher (acquired by Vast), 
3. Mevo (acquired by Logitech), 
4. and Livestream (acquired by IAC/Vimeo)

VAST Space is headquartered in Long Beach with additional facilities in Hawthorne and Mojave, California, as well as an office near the White House in Washington, D.C.

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The first Haven-2 module is scheduled to be operational by 2028.

VAST's Haven-2 will be fully configured by 2032.

The ISS is currently scheduled to be
decommissioned in January 2031.