Max Haot
@maxhaot
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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
This week on Space Minds, host David Ariosto speaks with Max Haot, CEO of Vast, following the successful launch of the Haven demo spacecraft. Haot shares what it means for the company’s next mission, Haven-1, and Vast’s vision for the first commercial space station. Tune in
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HOW AMAZING: 1. 4k video, in space, solar array. 2. The video is recorded by @Trl11_Inc space camera (A @BoostVC startup) 3. Vast acquired @launcher, and @maxhaot is now CEO of Vast --- so BOOST BOOST BOOST BOOST. They just made something difficult, look easy.
Haven Demo achieved mission success after deploying from SpaceX’s Bandwagon-4 flight on Nov 2, 2025. Following nominal separation and stable sun-pointing, the spacecraft captured 4K video of its solar array deployment and is power-positive. 🇺🇸
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I think this may be the most glorious footage we've seen from orbit this year. What a view! 🌏 What is your fav shot from 2025?
Haven Demo achieved mission success after deploying from SpaceX’s Bandwagon-4 flight on Nov 2, 2025. Following nominal separation and stable sun-pointing, the spacecraft captured 4K video of its solar array deployment and is power-positive. 🇺🇸
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Good reporting on @vast’s unique competitive position and iterative, stepping-stone approach.
A commercial space station startup now has a foothold in space
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What a launch night and team at @vast ! And thanks for the ride, SpaceX. Haven Demo’s mission success has turned us into a proven spacecraft company. The next step will be to become an actual commercial space station company next year. Something no one has achieved yet.
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“You don’t need to learn to code to ship an app.” — Riley Brown AI can turn ideas into working apps, straight from your phone. I sat with Riley Brown, Co-founder of Vibe Code, and we built a voice-notes app live on iPhone Here’s what we did: Generated the UI with prompts
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.@vast hopes to have the honor of taking the baton with our commercial space station, which will be capable of supporting continuous U.S. crewed presence by the time the ISS is retired in 2030.
On this day 25 years ago, Expedition 1 became the first crew to call the @Space_Station home, launching a continuous human presence in orbit. This would not have been possible without @NASA and its partners, as well as every astronaut and engineer who keeps the lights on in low
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Works pretty good
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Honored that @vast was selected as IQT's space station investment. Also welcoming them as a board observer. https://t.co/yXn8zYtodK IQT is the not-for-profit strategic investor the U.S. national security community and America’s allies have relied upon for 25 years to anticipate
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BGSU sociology professor Susan L. Brown, Ph.D., was recently featured on the @Oprah podcast for her groundbreaking research on “gray divorce”, a term she coined to describe marriages ending after age 50. As co-director of the BGSU National Center for Family and Marriage Research,
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We are investing in the infrastructure to build America's successor to the ISS: The first time we tested a primary structure, it took us over six months to get the procedures and stand fully dialed in. Now, we can ship, acceptance test and return a flight grade primary structure
Another milestone completed. The Haven-1 primary structure, including the hatch and domed window, has completed pressure and load acceptance testing in Mojave, CA. Next up: final weld inspections and integration in our clean room.
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Looking forward to discussing with Jack and Jonathan the future of continuous U.S. presence in space after the ISS retires - enabled by commercial space stations.
INTRODUCING the space station panel with Axiom's Jonathan Cirtain and Vast's Max Haot. We are 9 days out from our Space Investor Summit in LA. Apply to attend: https://t.co/ppKxK2qnmL
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Commercial space is shaping the future of America's space leadership. Vast CEO @maxhaot joined @TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 to share how commercial stations like Haven-1 will extend the ISS legacy and grow our low-Earth orbit economy.
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Commercial space stations are set to accelerate breakthroughs in medicine, 3D printed organs, and more. Hear from host @kevcirilli and Vast CEO @maxhaot in today's episode of Hello Future.
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HELLO FUTURE with Kevin Cirilli · Episode
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Vast CEO @maxhaot sat down with ‘Hello Future’ podcast host @kevcirilli to discuss how commercial space stations like Haven-1 will ensure a U.S. human presence in low-Earth orbit.
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HELLO FUTURE with Kevin Cirilli · Episode
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Can’t wait to fly Haven Demo!
Mission simulations for Haven Demo are underway at the Vast Mission Control Center. Launching later this year, Haven Demo will test radiation tolerant computers, power systems, software, sensors, reaction control systems, propulsion, radios, ground stations, and command and
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Every marketing leader I talk to is facing the same challenge: Scale 📶 The demand for content has exploded, but the systems behind it haven’t kept up. Teams are expected to launch more campaigns, in more markets, with more data, all while maintaining brand integrity and speed.
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Yes, Vast is moving forward at speed, building Haven-1 as the world's first commercial space station. It is the stepping stone to kick off a larger more capable multi-module space station and prove our technology, team and facilities in space with crew.
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Great insights into Jed’s background, early file sharing/crypto and Jed’s motivations for founding Vast.
He's quiet and does not seek attention, but @JedMcCaleb is one of the most influential and adventurous investors in tech. Our full pod with McCaleb here that goes from peer-to-peer tech, to crypto, to backing @OpenAI to the next, big adventure - putting $1 billion of his
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He's spending $1 billion on a space station Our pod this week with @JedMcCaleb of eDonkey, Mt. Gox, Ripple and Stellar fame. Now backing @vast and set on replacing the ISS Thx, as always, to @brexHQ for backing our pods and videos and @e1_ventures for their support
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Why do hundreds of people journey across the world to live and build together at Edge City? Week 1 of Edge City Patagonia, beautifully captured by Jeffrey Sun ☀️
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