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Vast Appoints Max Haot as its New CEO and Alex Hudson as its First CTO

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Friday, August 11, 2023
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Also announced today, Alex Hudson will join the company as its first Chief Technology Officer.

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  • Also announced today, Alex Hudson will join the company as its first Chief Technology Officer.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230811265246/en/
    Vast leadership: Jed McCaleb (Founder, Board Chair & Tech Fellow), Alex Hudson (CTO), Max Haot (CEO), Krystle Caponio (CLO).
  • I’m excited to appoint Max Haot as our new CEO to succeed me in this role and Alex Hudson as our first CTO,” said McCaleb.
  • “I look forward to this next exciting challenge – developing an artificial gravity space station with the team at Vast to enable long-term life in space,” said Hudson, CTO at Vast.

VP Awards Former NASA Astronauts Congressional Space Medal of Honor

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Wednesday, February 1, 2023
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- On behalf of President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris awarded former NASA astronauts Douglas Hurley and Robert Behnken the Congressional Space Medal of Honor Tuesday for their bravery in NASA's SpaceX Demonstration Mission-2 (Demo-2) to the International Space Station in 2020.

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  • WASHINGTON, Jan. 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- On behalf of President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris awarded former NASA astronauts Douglas Hurley and Robert Behnken the Congressional Space Medal of Honor Tuesday for their bravery in NASA's SpaceX Demonstration Mission-2 (Demo-2) to the International Space Station in 2020.
  • Hurley and Behnken are the first recipients of the honor since 2006 and accepted the awards during a televised event in Washington.
  • "Bob and Doug, together, have written the first page of a new chapter in the history of American spaceflight," said Harris, who chairs the National Space Council.
  • The Congressional Space Medal of Honor was authorized by Congress in 1969 to recognize an astronaut who in the performance of duties has distinguished himself or herself by exceptionally meritorious efforts and contributions to the welfare of the nation and humanity.

NASA's SpaceX Crew-5 Launches to International Space Station

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Wednesday, October 5, 2022
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The crew members assigned to NASA's SpaceX Crew-5 mission are in orbit following their launch to the International Space Station noon EDT Wednesday, from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

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  • WASHINGTON, Oct. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The crew members assigned to NASA's SpaceX Crew-5 mission are in orbit following their launch to the International Space Station noon EDT Wednesday, from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
  • The international crew will serve as the agency's fifth commercial crew rotation mission with SpaceX aboard the orbital laboratory.
  • "During their stay aboard the International Space Station, Crew-5 will conduct more than 200 science experiments and technology demonstrations, including studies on printing human organs in space and better understanding heart disease.
  • This is the sixth SpaceX flight with NASA astronauts including the Demo-2 test flight in 2020 to the space station as part of the agency's Commercial Crew Program .

Imagine What It's Like to Talk to Astronauts While They Are Orbiting the Earth. Indianapolis Children Got To Do Just That

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Wednesday, August 31, 2022
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Ky (Anderson) followed up with, "How does water behave in space?" Everyone giggled as Lindgren gave a demonstration and said, "Water is absolutely amazing. We take advantage of orbiting laboratory to examine how fluids move and work in space. So here's a little example -- This is how we drink juice or water depending on if it's a hot or cold drink. And you can see if I push a little bit of water out here… it assumes the shape of a sphere. It's shaking a little bit and I'll release it from the straw."

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  • INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Indianapolis area students got to 'space-out' with an actual astronaut who was orbiting Earth on the International Space Station (ISS) today.
  • Lindgren answered, "Back 25 years ago the only way astronauts could talk with their families back on the ground was with amateur radio with a ham radio.
  • We take advantage of orbiting laboratory to examine how fluids move and work in space.
  • And you can see if I push a little bit of water out here it assumes the shape of a sphere.

Coverage Updated for NASA's SpaceX Crew-4 Briefing, Events, Broadcast

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Monday, April 25, 2022
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Prelaunch activities, launch, and docking will air live on NASA Television, the NASA app , and the agency's website .

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  • Prelaunch activities, launch, and docking will air live on NASA Television, the NASA app , and the agency's website .
  • The deadline has passed for media accreditation for in-person coverage of this launch.
  • Launch day coverage of NASA's SpaceX Crew-4 mission will be available on the agency's website .
  • Coverage will include live streaming and blog updates beginning no earlier than 12 a.m. on Wednesday, April 27, as the countdown milestones occur.

Coverage Set for NASA's SpaceX Crew-4 Briefing, Events, Broadcast

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Friday, April 15, 2022
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The Crew Dragon spacecraft, dubbed by Crew-4 as Freedom, is scheduled to dock to the space station at 6 a.m. Sunday, April 24.

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  • The Crew Dragon spacecraft, dubbed by Crew-4 as Freedom, is scheduled to dock to the space station at 6 a.m. Sunday, April 24.
  • Prelaunch activities, along with launch and docking will air live on NASA Television, the NASA app , and the agency's website .
  • The deadline has passed for media accreditation for in-person coverage of this launch.
  • For the dial-in number and passcode, please contact the Kennedy newsroom no later than 4 p.m. Friday, April 15, at: [email protected] .

NASA, SpaceX to Provide Update on Crew-4 Space Station Mission

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Friday, February 4, 2022
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA and SpaceX will hold a joint media teleconference at noon EST Friday, Feb. 4, to provide an update on progress toward the agency's SpaceX Crew-4 mission to the International Space Station.

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  • WASHINGTON, Feb. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA and SpaceX will hold a joint media teleconference at noon EST Friday, Feb. 4, to provide an update on progress toward the agency's SpaceX Crew-4 mission to the International Space Station.
  • Targeted to launch April 15, Crew-4 will carry an international crew of four astronauts to the microgravity laboratory fora six-month stay.
  • Crew-4 will be the fourth crew rotation mission of SpaceX's human space transportation system and its fifth flight with astronauts, including the Demo-2 test flight, to the space station through NASA's Commercial Crew Program.The mission will launch on a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
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Milrem Robotics Led iMUGS Consortium Demonstrates Deployment of Unmanned Systems

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Thursday, November 25, 2021
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    The demonstration that was performed in September in Latvia, was led by LMT, a member of the integrated Modular Unmanned Ground System (iMUGS) consortium, with the support of the project coordinator Milrem Robotics and featured an ensemble of different technology.
  • Latvian National Armed Forces used two Milrem Robotics THeMIS Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGV) during two scenarios to display the benefits of teaming up manned units with unmanned systems.
  • The iMUGS project was launched in 2020 to develop a modular, cyber secure and scalable architecture for hybrid manned-unmanned systems.
  • The system will use an existing UGV Milrem Robotics THeMIS and a specific list of payloads.

Coverage Update for NASA's SpaceX Crew-3 Briefings, Events, Broadcasts

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Tuesday, November 9, 2021
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This mission marks the third time the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft has transported a crew rotation of astronauts to the station as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program.

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  • This mission marks the third time the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft has transported a crew rotation of astronauts to the station as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program.
  • It will be the spacecraft's fourth flight for the program with astronauts, including the Demo-2 test flight .
  • The launch follows a successful return of the agency's SpaceX Crew-2 mission.
  • Launch and docking coverage will air live on NASA Television, the NASA app , and the agency's website .

Coverage Update for NASA's SpaceX Crew-3 Briefings, Events, Broadcasts

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Saturday, October 30, 2021
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --NASA is updating its coverage of the upcoming launch and docking activities for the agency's SpaceX Crew-3 mission with astronauts to the International Space Station.

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  • WASHINGTON, Oct. 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --NASA is updating its coverage of the upcoming launch and docking activities for the agency's SpaceX Crew-3 mission with astronauts to the International Space Station.
  • NASA's SpaceX Crew-3 astronauts will remain at crew quarters at Kennedy until their launch.
  • They will spend time with their families and receive technical and weather briefings in the next few days.
  • Launch and docking coverage will air live on NASA Television, the NASA app , and the agency's website .