Vast astronaut mission kicks off commercial race to replace ISS

The ISS will be deorbited in 2030. These commercial space stations are here to fill the void

The race to replace the ageing International Space Station is heating up after U.S. company Vast announced a mission to fly an astronaut to its planned Haven-1 station next year.

Vast astronaut mission kicks off commercial race to replace ISS

The race to replace the ageing International Space Station (ISS) is heating up after US company Vast announced a mission to fly an astronaut to its planned Haven-1 station next year. If the repeatedly delayed Haven-1 is launched into orbit as scheduled in early 2027, it will become history’s first commercial space station, beating out several competitors. It would also mark a post-ISS era for humanity’s presence in space, as the West seeks indep…