New Space and Tech

Vast to Work With NASA on Artificial Space Station Gravity

By Craig Bamford

SpaceRef

September 21, 2023

Filed under Haven-1, NASA, Space Act Agreement, Vast Space

Vast to Work With NASA on Artificial Space Station Gravity — Illustration of a SpaceX Dragon approaching Haven-1 to dock.

Image credit: Vast Space

NASA will be providing assistance and expertise to the new commercial space station startup Vast Space, according to a recent unfunded Space Act Agreement (SAA) between the two. The new agreement between NASA and Vast is one of a number of announcements made under the second Collaborations for Commercial Space Capabilities (CCSC-2) initiative, others being signed between NASA and companies including Blue Origin and Sierra Space, focused on infrastructure and capabilities relevant to development in low earth orbit (LEO).

Craig Bamford

Craig is a technology journalist with a strong focus on space-related startups, business, and pop culture. He started working in science & technology media in 2016, and began writing about the Canadian space sector in 2017 for SpaceQ. He is a graduate of the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs at Carleton University, where he specialized in international conflict analysis and conflict resolution. He lives in Toronto.