The rapid growth in the number of private companies and start-ups active in the space sector has not gone hand in hand with a critical reflection on the most appropriate ways to guarantee that this industry operates in a sustainable manner. There is a risk that the technological developments delivered by the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) and the private capital invested in the space industry will widen the gap between the current legal order in space policy and the need to ensure that the interests of humankind are sufficiently protected with respect to the development of the space industry's activities. This article presents the case for a voluntary Code of Conduct for the space industry based on the concept of ‘do not harm’, underpinned by the definition of guiding principles and intervention principles and complemented by a compliance mechanism. Through this efficient and effective tool, the implementation of the sustainability principle will be fully embedded in the space industry's activities.

活跃在太空领域的私营公司和初创企业数量的快速增长并没有并存，对确保该行业可持续发展的最适当方式的批判性反思。第四次工业革命（4IR）和投资于太空工业的私人资本带来的技术发展可能会扩大当前太空政策的法律秩序与确保人类利益得到充分满足的需求之间的差距在航天工业活动发展方面受到保护。本文介绍了基于“请勿伤害”概念的航天工业自愿行为准则的案例，以指导原则和干预原则的定义为基础，并辅以遵约机制。通过这种有效的工具，可持续性原则的实施将完全嵌入航天工业的活动中。