SpaceX has signed a deal with Vast Space to launch two more private astronaut missions to the International Space Station (ISS). These missions are part of Vast Space's strategy to advance human space exploration and position itself as a leading contender for the next-generation successor to the ISS.
SpaceX has inked a deal to fly two more private astronaut missions to the International Space Station (ISS) using its Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon capsule. Vast Space , the company behind these missions, aims to advance human space exploration and position itself as a leading contender for the next-generation successor to the ISS.
These missions not only strengthen our expertise in human spaceflight operations and collaboration with NASA, but also position Vast as a leading contender to deliver the next-generation successor to the ISS, advancing the future of human space exploration,' said Vast Space CEO Max Haot. NASA plans to select and nurture that successor via its Commercial Low Earth Orbit Destination program. Vast has thrown its hat in the ring. Vast's newly booked flights to the ISS would be private astronaut missions (PAMs), short-duration jaunts that must be approved by NASA. NASA has not yet approved Vast's planned PAM flights, but SpaceX said it'll be ready to send them on their way when the time comes. 'I am excited to work with Vast as they build more opportunities and destinations for more people to travel amongst the stars,' SpaceX President and Chief Operating Officer Gwynne Shotwell said in the same statement
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