Vast, Inc.

Vast, Inc., a for-profit manufacturer based in Long Beach, California, delivers private astronaut mission services and orbital space infrastructure capabilities to NASA as a prime contractor on a full-and-open basis, with no subcontractor involvement in recent federal awards. The company's federal footprint is recent and concentrated: three total awards (100% prime) valued at $5.3 million in combined potential value, with $1.6 million obligated as of the source date. Vast operates Launcher Inc. as a named subsidiary.

Vast's federal work centers on two NASA customers. NASA's Johnson Space Center leads the relationship with two awards totaling $5.1 million in combined potential value, while NASA's Shared Services Center awarded a single $200 thousand Small Business Innovation Research Phase III contract. The customer concentration is absolute — all three awards fund NASA programs across Johnson Space Center and the Shared Services Center, with no diversification to other agencies in the recent record.

The company's capability portfolio reflects private spaceflight and space infrastructure operations. The largest award is a $3.0 million single-award Basic Ordering Agreement with Johnson Space Center (awarded February 12, 2026, ultimate completion February 12, 2031) that establishes a framework for private astronaut missions to the International Space Station. The first task order under this BOA — Private Astronaut Mission VAST-PAM-1 — carries a $2.088 million firm fixed-price delivery order running through August 13, 2027, and performs in Long Beach. The agreement explicitly supports sustained operation and data management of three Earth science instruments aboard the ISS: the Climate Absolute Radiance and Refractivity Observatory Pathfinder, Orbiting Carbon Observatory-3, and Stratospheric Aerosol and Gas Experiment III. The second award is a $200 thousand NASA SBIR Phase III definitive contract from the Shared Services Center (awarded September 30, 2023, completed December 30, 2023) for a concept study on an orbital debris inspection mission.

One award carrying $2.088 million in combined potential value faces ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, exposing the relationship to recompete activity. Vast operates under the Basic Ordering Agreement 80JSC026G0004 for private astronaut mission task orders. The company's footprint in recent federal contracting is nascent — the first award appears in September 2023 — with the BOA and its task order representing the current operational pipeline.