Alan Raw

Space has become infrastructureAs satellites have become essential infrastructure for navigation, climate monitoring, finance, and governance on Earth, sustainability can no longer be an afterthought. To Sustainability and Beyond is a practical guide to environmental responsibility in the space sector, written for people already working inside its systems and those training to enter the sector. The author shows how sustainability appears in licensing, operations, data systems, and institutional decision-making.
Moving beyond narrow debates about orbital debris, the book explores responsibility across the full lifecycle of space systems, from design and launch to long-term operation and end-of-life. Credibility depends as much on governance as on technology. Grounded, clear-eyed, and humane, this is a guide for those shaping the future of space who want to think straight about responsibility, scale, and consequence.
The publication includes a self-assessment tool for positive sustainable development.