The Journal of Space Commerce

The Journal of Space Commerce

Supply Chain

From Rocket Scientists to Risk Managers

How Space Insurance Brokers Engineer Coverage

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Mike Turner
Dec 30, 2025
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Space insurance brokers today operate at the intersection of aerospace engineering and financial risk management, parsing satellite design specifications, evaluating launch vehicle reliability, and interpreting orbital mechanics to determine whether missions worth hundreds of millions of dollars are insurable—and at what premium. Traditional insurance u…

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