Vast, SpaceX issue joint request for research proposals to advance long-term human habitation in space
Call for submitted proposals will leverage the capabilities of the Haven-1 Lab, SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft and/or private astronaut missions.
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(Long Beach, Calif., U.S.), a privately held aerospace company targeting the development of commercial artifical gravity space stations, and (Hawthorne, Calif., U.S.) are jointly requesting research proposals from the global space science community aimed at advancing long-term human habitation and exploration in space.
Submitted proposals will be evaluated based on scientific and technical merit, feasibility and alignment with mission objectives. Approved research proposals will be able to leverage the capabilities of the Haven-1 Lab, Dragon spacecraft and/or private astronaut missions to the International Space Station (ISS).
Haven-1 is scheduled to be a commercial space station and crewed microgravity research, development and manufacturing platform. According to partners, this facility “will enable cutting-edge research and technological advancements, opening new frontiers in space science.”
While no direct funding will be provided to the research project, Vast and SpaceX will offer selected researchers access to a hosted orbital laboratory, on-orbit crew time, and support for project design and flight qualification at no cost.
By providing access to microgravity environments to the broader scientific community, Vast says it will gain valuable experience working with partners in an operational orbital station that will be incorporated into the design and architecture of Haven-2–the proposed successor to the ISS.
For additional information and details on how to submit a proposal, .
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