This week takes place on 75e International Astronautical Congress has MilanMilan in Italy. The aerospace company Vast Space took the opportunity to unveil plans for its private space station, to replace the International Space Station which will retire in 2030.
The space station will be made up of a total of eight Haven-2 modules as well as a ninth central module which will connect everything. According to Vast Space, the Haven-2 modules will be five meters longer than its predecessor, the Haven-1, or around 15 meters long with double the habitable volume. The diameter should be 3.8 meters if it remains unchanged. If she wins the contract Commercial LEO Destination (CLD) from NASA, the firm plans to put the first Haven-2 module into orbit in 2028, followed by three others within two years, which will connect end to end.
Discover Vast Space’s nine-module space station, which is expected to be completed in 2032 if selected by NASA. © Vast Space
The space station is expected to be completed in 2032
In 2030, Vast Space will launch a larger module, seven meters in diameter, which will serve as the central core of the future space station. It will be able to accommodate the four modules already in orbit, then four new modules will be put into orbit by 2032 and will connect at the end of the first four. The station will be equipped with a laboratory, a cupolacupola observation deck 3.8 meters in diameter, one arm roboticsroboticsthe capacity to dock an external vehicle, a first airlock to receive equipment and a second for extravehicular exits. The station will be equipped with 16 windowswindowstwo per module.
Vast Space had already revealed last week the interior of its Haven-1 module, the “ world’s first private space station », which is due to take off in 2025. The company used boisbois maple and soft materials, for a high-end finish, which should be included in the Haven-2 modules.
