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Vast Space now aims for 2026 launch of Haven-1 space station module after key milestone (photos)

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A man in a grey long-sleeve shirt and ginger hair faces away, looking up with his left hand holding the hatch at the end of a large white conical vessel with a gridded latus around its exterior.

Vast Space is taking big steps toward putting the first commercial space station in orbit. The California-based startup recently completed a major testing milestone for the qualification vessel of its upcoming Haven-1 station, a benchmark Vast also used to reevaluate the launch date for the company’s first flight-ready module. “With the completion of our primary … Read more

The Stupid Fast Station Wagon America’s Been Waiting For

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We can gnash our teeth over the way Americans ignore fast wagons, but it’ll do nothing to change the lukewarm receptions given to these machines time and again while crossovers keep storming the country’s driveways. Domestic entries like the Dodge Magnum SRT-8 and Cadillac CTS-V couldn’t scrape together enough buyers to last longer than a … Read more