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VAST's Haven One business model depends on NASA, ESA, and JAXA as anchor tenants; expansion to Middle East space agencies (UAE, Saudi Arabia) creates secondary revenue stream
Max Haot· Launcher / Vast· Space· 2026-05-14· about VAST
“When you have NASA as a customer, all of the other nations are following the key ones is Japan and Europe, which are key investors in human spaceflight. But it's also a growing market of international space agencies with many more countries that are getting involved. You've had in the Middle East, the UAE as well as Saudi Arabia getting involved in human spaceflight.”
Why it matters
VAST's revenue model is anchored to government contracts (NASA, ESA, JAXA) and expanding to emerging space powers. Loss of NASA as a guaranteed customer would eliminate the critical anchor tenant that validates the business model to other international partners.
Investment implication
Companies supplying services or infrastructure for human spaceflight missions (life support, thermal, power systems, crew operations) to VAST or similar commercial stations stand to benefit from ESA, JAXA, UAE, and Saudi Arabia missions. Policy certainty on NASA as anchor is critical to demand visibility.