On 1 June 2026 France and Vast announced a two-mission agreement covering a private astronaut flight to the International Space Station (ISS) and the first crewed test mission to Vast’s Haven-1 commercial space station, both planned for 2027 and each lasting about two weeks. The deal was unveiled at the Choose France Summit and is tied to Vast’s plan to establish its European headquarters in Paris, signalling a deeper French and European role in commercial human spaceflight.
The ISS leg of the agreement aligns with Vast’s NASA-contracted sixth private astronaut mission, targeted to launch no earlier than summer 2027 on a SpaceX Falcon 9 with a Dragon spacecraft. ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet is designated to command the ISS mission, subject to Multilateral Crew Operations Panel approval. ESA reserve astronaut Arnaud Prost is intended as flight test engineer on the inaugural crewed Haven-1 flight, described as the station’s flight acceptance test and positioned as the world’s first commercial space station mission.