Space station startup Vast cuts 4% of employees, saying they did not meet expectations in review cycle

Max Haot, the CEO of space station startup Vast. Sam Barnes/Sportsfile for Web Summit Qatar via Getty Images Space station startup Vast cut 4% of its employees this week, Business Insider has learned. The startup is building a commercial replacement for the International Space Station. A Vast spokesperson said the cuts were performance-related and the startup is looking to backfill them. Space station startup Vast has cut 4% of its workforce as the new space race heats up. The startup, which…