With　the　development　of　aerostatic　lubrication　technology　and　the　urgent　need　of　compatible　vacuum　working　environment,　vacuum　aerostatic　bearing　based　on　sealing　design　has　become　one　of　the　hot　topics.　Because　of　its　advantages　of　high　dynamic,　frictionless,　high　precision,　and　no　pollution,　it　has　a　good　application　prospect　in　precision　machining,　measurement　and　other　fields.　It　provides　in　detail　overview　of　the　research　status　of　vacuum　aerostatic　bearings　both　domestically　and　internationally,　including　lubrication　mechanism,　structure　optimization,　and　experiment　research.　The　advantages　and　disadvantages　of　vacuum　aerostatic　bearings　compared　with　traditional　aerostatic　bearings　are　compared,　and　the　conventional　sealing　methods　and　efficient　extraction　methods　of　vacuum　aerostatic　bearings　are　summarized.　On　this　basis,　the　critical　technical　problems　such　as　support　characteristics,　structural　design,　and　processing　technology　that　need　to　be　solved　in　the　design　of　vacuum　aerostatic　bearings　are　analysed,　and　the　future　development　trend　of　vacuum　aerostatic　bearings　is　preliminarily　prospected,　which　provides　the　corresponding　basis　for　the　design　of　vacuum　aerostatic　bearings.　©　2025　Chinese　Mechanical　Engineering　Society.　All　rights　reserved.