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Private Space-Station Maker Sued Over Claims Radio Bands Misused
- Ex-engineer claims he was fired for being whistleblower
- Vast Space, founded by Jed McCaleb, targets 2025 launch
A rendering of Vast Space’s Haven-1 space station.
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Vast Space LLC, founded by cryptocurrency billionaire Jed McCaleb, is being sued by a former engineer who claimed he was fired for refusing to use improper radio frequencies in designs for a commercial space station the company hopes to launch as soon as next year.
Christopher Timperio joined Vast in April 2023 and led a team developing communication systems for the company’s first space station, called Haven-1. In their haste to get the station into orbit, Timperio’s bosses demanded he use radio frequencies that would be out of compliance with the Federal Communication Commission’s regulations, according to the whistleblower lawsuit he filed Tuesday day in Los Angeles.