SpaceX is teaming up with a California start-up and plans to send private crews to the International Space Station, the two companies announced Thursday. These missions must still be approved by NASA and will be carried out jointly with the Vast company.
SpaceX plans to send private crews to the International Space Station (ISS) in partnership with a California start-up, the two companies announced Thursday.
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These missions have yet to be approved by NASA and will be carried out jointly with the company Vast, which has also positioned itself to launch the world’s first commercial space station next year.
“I am delighted to work with Vast”
They constitute “a key element of Vast’s strategy, which will allow us to strengthen our collaboration with NASA and world space agencies”, declared in a press release the general director of the Californian start-up, Max Haot, who does not did not give a timetable for these missions.
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“I am delighted to work with Vast which is creating more opportunities and destinations to allow more people to travel among the stars,” said SpaceX number 2, Gwynne Shotwell.
SpaceX has already carried out three private missions to the ISS with Axiom Space and is preparing for a fourth.
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Elon Musk’s company also collaborated with American billionaire Jared Isaacman as part of the Polaris program, which made history with the very first spacewalk carried out by non-professional astronauts in September.
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Vast also revealed that it was in active discussions with several governments, including that of the Czech Republic, for future missions.
With the ISS scheduled to be decommissioned in 2030, Vast is one of several companies competing to build and launch the world’s first commercial space station.
Other competitors include Axiom Space, Voyager Space in partnership with Airbus, and Jeff Bezos’ company Blue Origin in collaboration with Sierra Space.
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