Giorgio Saccoccia
President Europe, Vast
Over a nearly 40-year career with senior leadership positions at space agencies, including the presidency of the Italian Space Agency (ASI) and the Head of Propulsion and Aerothermodynamics Division and the Senior Advisor to the Director General at the European Space Agency (ESA). Has achieved several significant milestones for Europe, especially in the field of propulsion while at ESA, leading R&D in advanced propulsion concepts for both spacecraft and launchers. At ASI, he led Italian institutional space activities, resources, and strategy.
Company profile
Vast is developing next-generation space stations and space infrastructure using an incremental, hardware-rich and low-cost approach. Vast is rapidly developing its multi-module Haven Station to ensure a continuous human presence in space for America and its allies, enabling advanced microgravity research and manufacturing, and unlocking a new space economy for government, corporate, and private customers. Haven Demo’s 2025 success made Vast the only operational commercial space station company to fly and operate its own spacecraft. Next, Haven-1 is expected to become the world’s first commercial space station when it launches in 2027, followed by additional Haven modules. Additionally, the company recently announced Vast Satellite, a high-power satellite product line leveraging its space station components and the heritage of Haven Demo. Headquartered in Long Beach, California, and with more than 1,000 employees and over a billion dollars in private capital, Vast has built the facilities required to manufacture and operate America’s next space station. The company plans to develop future habitats and systems for the Moon and Mars, dedicated space stations for government partners, and other crewed systems that will unlock the expanding long-term space economy.