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Vast, a California-based aerospace company, plans to develop an artificial gravity space station designed to rotate at 3.5 rpm and accommodate a crew of 40.

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Vast, Tom Shelley, Jed McCaled
What
Vast, a California-based aerospace company, plans to develop an artificial gravity space station designed to rotate at 3.5 rpm and accommodate a crew of 40.
When
Fri, 19 Jun 2026 09:27:08 GMT · 4h 50m ago
Where
California ·
Why
The objective is to enable humans to stay longer in space by counteracting the health challenges of microgravity, including bone and muscle density loss.
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This development could facilitate extended human space exploration and potentially establish a commercial successor to the International Space Station by 2030.

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