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artemis_fastlane_working_notes

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Artemis Fastlane – Working Notes

Core Idea

  • Targeted ITAR deregulation to unlock export markets for U.S. space components.
  • Frame as incremental, common-sense modernization (not radical change).
  • Goal: measurable economic gains (exports, revenue, jobs), not abstract transformation.

Problem Statement

  • Existing markets are inaccessible to U.S. suppliers due to ITAR friction.
  • Foreign customers (allies + emerging buyers) want U.S. parts but are blocked.
  • Result: lost contracts, slower scaling, fragmented supply chains.

Principle

  • Shift from “risk containment” → “asset leverage”.
  • Space hardware is now a national security asset when widely adopted by allies.
  • Current policy reflects a 1970s Cold War mindset misaligned with a multipolar, commercial space economy.

IP & Security Angle

  • Concern: deregulation → technology leakage (e.g., China).
  • Counterpoint:
    • Core technologies (e.g., reusability) are replicable.
    • Advantage comes from execution, scale, cadence, not secrecy.
    • Competitors are already attempting replication regardless of controls.

Stakeholder Frame

  • Key actors: SpaceX, Blue Origin, Relativity, Firefly, Sierra Space + investors.
  • Tension: protect IP vs expand markets.

Argument to Investors

  • Looser export controls → larger TAM.
  • Revenue upside from:
    • New sovereign customers
    • Faster deal cycles
    • Standardization around U.S. parts
  • Tradeoff: slightly less IP exclusivity vs significantly higher revenue potential.

Emerging Customers

  • Sovereign wealth funds
  • Allied governments outside tight U.S. export lanes
  • Rapidly developing space programs (Global South, MENA, etc.)

Validation Paths (to support claims)

  • Quantify blocked vs addressable market using global space economy data.
  • Compare revenue outcomes in industries where scale > IP lockup.
  • Model export growth scenarios under streamlined licensing.

Tone / Constraints for Final Paper

  • 2-page limit
  • Direct, minimal, non-hyperbolic
  • Emphasize incremental policy shift with clear economic outputs

Research Sources (for Market Analysis)

Core Market Size

  • OECD – The Space Economy in Figures
    • Baseline global market size and structure

High-Growth Demand Segments

  • Space Capital – GEOINT Playbook
    • GEOINT growth (~147B)
  • EUSPA – EO & GNSS Market Report
    • €200B+ downstream → ~€500B by 2030

Industrial Base Constraints

  • State of the Space Industrial Base (2021)
    • Supply chain fragility, need for scaling, allied integration

Economic Structure / Transition

  • Weinzierl – Space, the Final Economic Frontier
    • Shift from centralized government model → decentralized commercial market

To-Do

  • Pull hard numbers: global space economy size + segment growth
  • Identify specific export categories most impacted by ITAR
  • Define “Fastlane” mechanism (what actually changes in process)
  • Check submission requirements + deadlines

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