Vast Space unveils Haven-2, a private space station to follow the ISS after its fiery end

This article seems to be an edited down version of an article I have read elsewhere.

A couple of interesting things were deleted from this version of the article:

1. The initial 4 segments will be connected end-to-end. But, then a "hub" section is planned to be launched by SpaceX SuperHeavy, and the initial 4 segments will disconnect from each other and redock as spokes on the hub. Then additional modules will be added onto the ends of the spokes.
2. Vast is conceptualizing an artificial gravity space station, but does not want to make its Haven II version have any gravity-like effects because of the current interest in doing space experiments in "micro gravity".
 
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This article seems to be an edited down version of an article I have read elsewhere.

A couple of interesting things were deleted from this version of the article:

1. The initial 4 segments will be connected end-to-end. But, then a "hub" section is planned to be launched by SpaceX SuperHeavy, and the initial 4 segments will disconnect from each other and redock as spokes on the hub. Then additional modules will be added onto the ends of the spokes.
2. Vast is conceptualizing an artificial gravity space station, but does not want to make its Haven II version have any gravity-like effects because of the current interest in doing space experiments in "micro gravity".
I'd like to have a link to that article you're talking about. I didn't always think having the modules end to end like the original design was a great idea. But arranged in a spoke configuration would put my faith back again in Vast and it's Haven 2.
 
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I'd like to have a link to that article you're talking about. I didn't always think having the modules end to end like the original design was a great idea. But arranged in a spoke configuration would put my faith back again in Vast and it's Haven 2.
Possibly this one from PC MAG via MSN:



Or maybe the VAST2 announcement at the VAST website.


The Vast1 module is more of a demonstrator to get in on the NASA contract because one thing it ain't is vast. Hard to see 4 people living there for more than a week, even stretched.

The full aspirational design is more reasonable but they might want to replace the Vast1 design sooner rather than later. By 2026 Starship is going to be operational and lofting STARLAB by 2028. So maybe VAST 2 needs to "plump up" to 7 meters.

Even then, funding for 9 modules is going to be tough to find by 2030.
 
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