Responsible Investment in the Space Sector: A Guide to Stewardship for Sustainable Value Creation

Investment in the space sector is accelerating, but space is not a typical market. It is a strategic, shared, and physically unforgiving domain where the actions of one actor can raise costs and risks for everyone else.

This guide explains why responsible investment in space requires more than financial due diligence. It shows how investor decisions influence safety, stability, and long-term value creation in orbit. Drawing on real-world examples, the report outlines the unique environmental, operational, regulatory, and geopolitical risks that shape space ventures and affect returns.

At the center of the publication is a stewardship framework designed for investors. The guide includes a detailed checklist covering mission design, launch choices, trackability, collision avoidance, cybersecurity, post-mission disposal, governance, data sharing, human capital, and geopolitical risk. It is intended to support both pre-investment evaluation and active ownership over the full life cycle of space assets.

The report makes a clear case that profitability and sustainability are linked. Investors who promote responsible behavior help protect the orbital environment their portfolios depend on, reduce avoidable failures, and support a stable foundation for growth across the space economy.