… announced today at the 41st Space Symposium the Large Docking Adapter, including [details of] its current development, its availability for purchase, and Vast’s plans to open-source its interface.
And there’s an official video.
… announced today at the 41st Space Symposium the Large Docking Adapter, including [details of] its current development, its availability for purchase, and Vast’s plans to open-source its interface.
And there’s an official video.
That’s awesome. A 2.9m inner diameter is really significant.
It’s funny picturing a giant crew or cargo Starship with a tiny IDA. Something of this scale makes a lot more sense, even if it’s only to service a Vast station initially. Hopefully NASA and SpaceX are bought in.