How we collect, manage, analyse and distribute data has historically been ignored. However, as orbital population rapidly grows it is an increasing focus of the SSA community and cannot rely on the analogy of “always done it that way”. Following on from the SSA Data Management virtual workshop hosted by the Royal Observatory, Edinburgh, in November 2020, the aim of the sandpit was to facilitate a deeper discussion on standards for data management, norms of behaviour and ensuring/enabling the responsible use of space.