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Vast
Data as of Oct 20, 2026. Every fact below cites a numbered public record; the records are listed in full at the end.
https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/vast
Facts
| Area | Fact | Figure | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Government awards | Space federal awards | 1 award, $1.4M obligatedAwards with activity since Oct 1, 2018, as searched Sep 24, 2026. Awarded Feb 12, 2026 to Feb 12, 2026; most from NASA (1 award) | Feb 12, 2026Latest award | [1] |
| Government awards | Latest space award | $1.4M from NASAPRIVATE ASTRONAUT MISSION 6, VAST-PAM-1 MISSION SPECIFIC ORDER (MSO). | Feb 12, 2026Awarded | [2] |
| Funding | Latest sourced round | Debt Financing: $200.0M | Mar 5, 2026Announced | [3] |
| Funding | Sourced rounds on record | 2 rounds, $500.0M disclosedEvery round has a disclosed amount | Mar 5, 2026Latest round | [3] [3] |
| Hiring | Open roles | 186 open roles30 days ago: 203 (Sep 20, 2026). 90 days ago: before our daily count began (Aug 13, 2026) | Oct 19, 2026Counted | [4] |
| Satellites | Satellites owned or operated | 0 in orbit of 1 launchedLatest: Haven-Demo | Nov 2, 2025Latest launch | [5] [6] |
| Satellites | Satellites built | 1 payload launched, 0 in orbitLatest: Haven-Demo | Nov 2, 2025Latest launch | [5] |
Relationships in the record
| Kind | Party | Basis | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Customers | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 1 space award, $1.4M obligated | Feb 12, 2026 | [2] |
| Investors | Balerion Space Ventures | Recorded as lead of Series A (Mar 5, 2026) | Mar 5, 2026 | [3] |
| Investors | Earthrise Ventures | Took part in Series A (Mar 5, 2026) |
Sources
- USAspending.gov recipient profile (all awards, not only space): https://www.usaspending.gov/recipient/86cfd7c7-5e3b-db73-1fd7-0fb423de2936-C/latest
- USAspending.gov award record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_80JSC026F0017_8000_80JSC026G0004_8000
- Vast: https://www.vastspace.com/updates/vast-secures-500m-in-funding-to-accelerate-production-of-haven-space-stations
- Company jobs board (Greenhouse): https://boards.greenhouse.io/vast
- GCAT satellite catalogue: https://planet4589.org/space/gcat/
- CelesTrak SATCAT entry for Haven-Demo: https://celestrak.org/satcat/table-satcat.php?CATNR=66312
Satellite data from GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org/space/gcat), CC BY 4.0.
How to cite
SpaceNexus. (2026, October 20). Vast: Company dossier [Data set]. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/vast