CEO at @vast // Previously: Founder & CEO at @launcher (acquired by Vast), @mevocamera (acquired by @logitech) and Livestream (acquired by @vimeo). 🇺🇸
Los Angeles, CA
Joined May 2007
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Shared a @vast update at the UP Summit at KSC. Inspiring event for American aerospace. Next year it joins the newly announced @capeweek_us
Haven-1 is the pathfinder to building the factory and technology that allow us to mass-produce space station modules in-house, at an unprecedented low cost and high rate.
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A six-minute E-2 test fire has been completed successfully as the team develops systems for E-2 Vacuum. This test demonstrated the propulsion system's ability to sustain a representative burn duration needed to raise spacecraft to higher energy orbits. The engine operated at nominal conditions, including the first 200 seconds at 102 bar chamber pressure while gimbaling.
Propellants: LOX/Kerosene
Thrust: 23k lbf (10.4 tf)
Isp Sea Level: 290 s
Isp Vacuum (SL nozzle): 327 s
Isp E-2 Vacuum: 365 s
Cycle: Ox-Rich Staged Combustion
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NASA's long-awaited final RFP for commercial space station proposals is out today. nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-s… Proposals are due Dec. 8th, with contract awards in spring 2027.
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We welcomed Program Manager Carlos García-Galán and Chief Architect Nujoud Merancy of the @NASAMoonBase program to our Long Beach HQ. We showcased capabilities we intend to leverage to support a permanent crewed presence on the lunar surface.
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The Vast-PAM-1 crew @thom_astro, @astro_ales, and @astro_adrianos visited Vast HQ to kickoff their orientation, headed to @SpaceX for suit fittings, sampled crew food options at Vast and @NASA, and met some of the teams behind the mission.
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Vast CEO @maxhaot joined a panel at @IAC2026Antalya to discuss Haven-1’s progress and the importance of commercial space stations to sustain a continuous human presence in low-Earth orbit after the ISS retires.
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Vast and @esa are taking our cooperation to the next level. Ensuring a continued transatlantic partnership in the post-ISS commercial space station era is a top priority for Vast. @IAC2026Antalya. vast.news/4yg3zW8
Thank you Josef. We value the growing relationship between @esa and @vast. Finding a path to continue the transatlantic partnership into the post-ISS commercial space station era is a top priority for Vast.
The International Space Station stands as one of the greatest examples of international cooperation of our time.
As Europe looks ahead to the next chapter of human spaceflight, we are exploring a range of options to maintain and strengthen our presence in Low Earth Orbit.
Our cooperation with @vast marks an important step in this work, helping us assess future opportunities for European astronauts, research and technology in orbit.
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We’re strengthening our cooperation with @vast to help shape Europe’s future in low Earth orbit and opening new opportunities for European astronauts, research and technology. #IAC2026
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The statue of Prometheus is finally finished.
It was cast in Paris, crossed the Atlantic, and was assembled at Starbase. It took us 100 days to go from nothing to this.
People of the West, we have lived through an era devoid of dreams, devoid of destiny.
But the time has come to reclaim our dream of antiquity.
In a few months, we will start building a new city. It will be the most magnificent city in all of history.
After all, the great dream of the West has always been to rebuild Rome.
Come walk beside us in this endeavor. The world is waiting.
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This week at Payload’s Off World in Houston, Chief Policy Officer Caryn Schenewerk joined a panel on NASA's Commercial LEO Destinations program to share Vast’s progress, and SVP of Lunar Programs Colin Smith discussed our plans for the Moon, built on Haven-1 flight heritage.
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Vast Astronaut Advisor @Astro_Suni and Vast delegates recently attended the Bengaluru Space Expo in India, taking part in a panel with astronaut Angad Pratap to discuss the future of space exploration, science, and human spaceflight.
Important part of @vast’s long term strategy and ambition to contribute to NASA’s Moon Base.
We have established a Lunar Programs division.
By leveraging our commercial space station and satellite development capabilities, we are creating a scalable path toward lunar infrastructure to advance NASA’s vision for a permanent Moon Base. vast.news/4d1qWL9
Thank you, Prime Minister Mitsotakis @PrimeministerGR, for choosing Vast to fly @Astrovenator Adrianos Golemis, the first Greek citizen in space 🇬🇷, launching summer 2027 with @Thom_astro 🇫🇷 and @astro_ales 🇨🇿. Together with @esa, @NASA, @SpaceX and the Hellenic Space Center.
