Vast’s executive team. From left: founder Jed McCaleb; CTO Alex Hudson; CEO Max Haot; and CLO Krystle Caponio. Photo: Vast

Vast has made some significant changes to its management team including appointing its first CTO. The company announced the changes, Aug. 11. Max Haot, currently the president, will become the CEO, succeeding founder Jed McCaleb. Alex Hudson will join the company as its first Chief Technology Officer.

McCaleb will move into the role of founder, board chair and tech fellow.

The space habitation technologies company will hope former SpaceX exec Hudson can have a strong impact on the company. Hudson led the Avionics and Dragon Avionics teams at SpaceX. The highlight of his career was flying astronauts on the new Crew Dragon spaceship during Demo-2, which positioned SpaceX to commence regular transport of astronauts once more on American hardware, launched from the United States.

“Building our leadership team with a focus on proven crewed space flight experience and safety is a key priority at Vast. To this effect, I’m excited to welcome and partner with Alex in the newly created role of Chief Technology Officer at Vast,” Max Haot, Vast’s CEO, said in a statement.