SMRTR TechOct 10, 2024Wired

The World's First Commercial Space Station Looks Like a Luxury Hotel Inside

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Vast is launching Haven-1, the world's first commercial space station, in 2025 with paying customers arriving in 2026. The station features a cozy interior design using maple wood and a special inflatable sleep system. Aimed at private astronauts and researchers, Haven-1 will accommodate 4 people for 10-day missions, offering Earth views and comfort in space. While initially expensive, Vast hopes to eventually make space travel more accessible. The company emphasizes the importance of space research for solving Earth's problems.

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