# Vast Space: robotics company Canonical ID: `fee1fd01-50e9-4606-a0a7-d9597ded15c5` ## Key facts - **Founded:** 2021 - **HQ:** Long Beach, CA, USA - **Notable:** First commercial space station company; [Haven Demo](/models/haven-demo.md) pathfinder launched - **Product:** [Haven-1](/models/vast-haven-1.md) commercial space station - **CEO:** [Max Haot](/people/max-haot.md) - **Founder:** [Jed McCaleb](/people/jed-mccaleb.md) - **CTO:** [Alex Hudson](/people/alex-hudson.md) - **Total Funding:** [$500M (Series A + debt, March 2026); $1B+ total invested (company-reported)](/investors.md) ([see investors](/investors.md)) - **Post-money Valuation:** $6.8B (company-reported, March 2026) - **Key Partner:** SpaceX (launch and crew transportation) - **NASA Agreement:** CCSC-2 agreement (2023); Sixth private astronaut mission to ISS (Feb 2026) - **Subsidiary:** Launcher (acquired Feb 2023) - **Founder/Chairman:** [Jed McCaleb](/people/jed-mccaleb.md) - **Employees:** 1,000+ - **Slug:** vast-space - **Status:** active - **Founded:** 2021 - **HQ:** Long Beach, California, USA - **Valuation of record:** $6.8B (Company-claimed, as of Mar 2026; Priced round: [Series A post-money](https://spacenews.com/vast-raises-500-million-for-commercial-space-station-development/)) · [see valuations ranking](/valuations.md) ## Models - [Haven Demo](/models/haven-demo.md) (other) (id: `e00473e7-2510-48d0-83b4-ccff55530f0e`) - [Haven-2](/models/haven-2.md) (other) (id: `2f9d1fb2-91cc-433e-b263-ba969fdcf91e`) - [Haven-1](/models/vast-haven-1.md) (other) (id: `1064d083-ba9d-472d-b7ec-7cad6855c337`) ## Current leadership (3) - [Jed McCaleb](/people/jed-mccaleb.md) Founder & Chairman (secondary-verified) - [Max Haot](/people/max-haot.md) CEO & Director (secondary-verified) - [Alex Hudson](/people/alex-hudson.md) CTO (secondary-verified) ## Founders (1) - [Jed McCaleb](/people/jed-mccaleb.md) ## Supplies to _No verified supply relationships on file. Supply-chain coverage is being added across the registry; check back as the seed populates this company's outbound edges._ _Outbound supply edges. Each appears when verified with at least two strong sources. Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history._ ## Incidents affecting Vast Space (2) - [Former Vast engineer sues company alleging FCC radio frequency violations and wrongful termination](/incidents/vast-whistleblower-lawsuit-2024.md), 2024-03-26 · Regulatory action - [Vast Orbiter SN3 spacecraft spins out of control after SpaceX Transporter-8 deployment](/incidents/vast-orbiter-sn3-malfunction-2023.md), 2023-06-21 · Malfunction _Includes incidents linked directly to this company, to its models, or to deployments of its models or under its operation. Retracted incidents excluded from this view but reachable at their canonical URLs._ ## Common questions ### What is Vast Space? Privately held American aerospace company developing next-generation commercial space stations, including Haven-1 and Haven-2. Founded by Jed McCaleb (Ripple co-founder) and led by CEO Max Haot, Vast is the only commercial space station company to have flown and operated its own spacecraft in orbit — the Haven Demo testbed launched November 2025 and was successfully deorbited February 2026. ### What does Vast Space make? Vast Space has 3 robot models on the DEPLOY registry: Haven Demo, Haven-2, Haven-1 (Vast Space builds physical robots). ### Is Vast Space publicly traded? Vast Space is not an independent public company; it has been acquired, per the DEPLOY registry. ### How can I invest in Vast Space? Vast Space has no separately traded stock; it has been acquired. ### Where is Vast Space headquartered? Vast Space is headquartered in Long Beach, California, USA. ### Who owns Vast Space? Vast Space has been acquired and is no longer independently owned. ### Where does Vast Space operate robots? Vast Space is a robot manufacturer and does not directly operate deployments on the DEPLOY registry. Its products are deployed by customer operators; see the company page for the verified deployment record. ### When was Vast Space founded? Vast Space was founded in 2021. ### Are there any incidents involving Vast Space? 2 active incidents involving Vast Space are on the DEPLOY registry. Each is a sourced, append-only record; retracted incidents are suppressed from this view. ## Sources (1) 1. https://www.vastspace.com/ ## The verified answers - [How many people have robots killed?](/how-many-people-have-robots-killed.md) - [Robot fatalities on record: every verified fatal event, deduped](/robot-fatalities-on-record.md) - [What happened to Cruise?](/what-happened-to-cruise.md) - [Robot recalls and safety incidents](/robot-recalls-and-safety-incidents.md) - [Physical-AI company valuations: ranked, verified vs claimed](/valuations.md) - [Which companies have the most robots deployed](/which-companies-have-the-most-robots-deployed.md) - [Which operators run the most robots](/which-operators-run-the-most-robots.md) - [Which robot operators cover the most countries](/which-robot-operators-cover-the-most-countries.md) _API: GET /v1/companies/fee1fd01-50e9-4606-a0a7-d9597ded15c5 · canonical URL: /companies/vast-space_