The retirement of the International Space Station (ISS) is planned for 2030. With just six years left on the clock, private companies are vying to see their space stations reach low-Earth orbit and become the world's first-ever commercial orbital laboratory.
At the 75th International Astronautical Congress (IAC) held in Milan, Italy, on Monday (Oct. 14), U.S.-based space habitation technology company Vast threw its hat in the ring. The company's CEO, Max Haot, unveiled Haven-2 as a proposed successor to the ISS. In an accompanying press statement, Vast describes the private space station Haven-2 as the "next step in the company's vision to pioneer a path to long-term living and thriving in space."
