Space Sustainability: Insights from a Systematic Literature Review

Abstract

Technological advances and reduced costs have enabled rapid growth in the space sector. Hence, there is increased participation by smaller actors in the Space 4.0 era, in contrast to earlier periods dominated by government-funded space agencies, prompting questions about space sustainability, which is also a nascent area of Information Systems (IS) research from the sector-specific knowledge perspective. Therefore, this study aims to explore factors impacting space sustainability through a systematic literature review. The review identifies key factors that contribute to space sustainability, which is closely related to the space value chain. The findings also highlight opportunities for practical implementation of these factors, including the potential integration of Circular Economy principles into the space value chain. While the study does not advance a specific IS theory, the identified factors provide a structured empirical foundation for future research to apply and extend established IS theories within the space sector.

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