The new Haven-1 VR app brings the Haven-1 commercial space station directly to Apple Vision Pro headsets, offering users an unprecedented, virtual-reality look inside humanity’s next frontier in space exploration, space technology company Vast said Wednesday.
So users of Vision Pro and other AR/VR headsets can now explore the world’s first commercial space station in VR.
New Vision Pro app explores space station
The new Haven-1 VR app from Vast, now available on the App Store, works with Vision Pro as well as Meta headsets and the SteamVR platform, via separate downloads. The app provides an intimate tour of what will become the world’s first commercial space station when it launches in May 2026. For Apple users, this makes for a compelling showcase of the Vision Pro’s capabilities in delivering educational and immersive content.
Guided by a space veteran
Andrew Feustel, Vast’s lead astronaut and former acting chief astronaut at NASA, narrates the virtual experience. With three space missions under his belt and 197 days spent aboard the International Space Station, Feustel brings authentic expertise to the simulation. His involvement ensures that Apple Vision Pro users receive an accurate representation of life aboard a space station.
Feustel begins the experience by welcoming users at Vast’s Long Beach, California headquarters, where Haven-1 is currently being designed and manufactured. His guidance continues throughout the virtual tour, helping users navigate the station’s interior and understand its advanced systems.
Interactive space station experience
Photo: Vast
The VR app transforms Vision Pro users into virtual astronauts, allowing them to perform realistic space station activities. Users can interact with life support systems, access storage areas containing food and crew equipment, and monitor the station’s digital interfaces — all activities that mirror real astronaut responsibilities.
One of the highlights for Vision Pro users is the simulated Haven-1 Lab. Vast said it’s the world’s first microgravity research, development and manufacturing platform on a commercial crewed space station. The virtual lab features experiments and payloads from partners Redwire and Yuri, companies specializing in microgravity technology development.
Stunning Earth views and zero gravity simulation
The app takes advantage of the Apple Vision Pro’s visual capabilities through Haven-1’s simulated 1.1-meter domed window. It provides an immersive 180-degree view of Earth. Feustel specifically advised on this feature, drawing from his personal experience with the “overview effect.” That’s the profound cognitive shift astronauts experience when viewing Earth from space.
Apple users can also explore Haven-1’s zero gravity sleep system, designed to provide optimal support and comfort for astronauts during rest periods. This human-centric approach to space station design reflects Vast’s commitment to making long-term space habitation more comfortable and sustainable.
New Vision Pro app explores space station as part of a larger vision
Apparently Haven-1 is just the beginning — a stepping stone toward Vast’s broader vision of enabling long-term human habitation in space. The company plans next-generation space stations designed specifically with human needs in mind, moving beyond the purely functional approach of previous space habitats.
For Apple Vision Pro users interested in space exploration, education or cutting-edge technology, the Haven-1 VR app offers a unique opportunity to experience the future of commercial space travel. The app is available now on the App Store, providing an accessible way for users to follow Vast’s progress and gain insight into the rapidly evolving commercial space industry.
The Haven-1 space station should in about a year (“no earlier than May 2026,” say the press materials).
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