Recent BE Publications

Policy Resources

Publication of the 2023 Reliability, Health, and Safety Working Group Report

Toward A Cislunar Ecosystem With Human Presence

The paper was prepared as background for a panel of the same name presented at the Beyond Earth Institute. The content of this paper is not meant to represent the views of any of the speakers on the panel or their employers.

Emerging Space Industrial Ecosystem Leading to Eventual Beyond Earth Migration

Vice President Kamala Harris, Chair of the National Space Council, recently called for “new rules” to ensure “clarity” and “certainty … that allow flexibility to incorporate the innovation [in commercial space] that is occurring in real-time.”2 In support of that critical and timely initiative, The Beyond Earth Institute submits the following observations and recommendations.

Policy Challenges Of Commercial Space Stations

This paper was prepared as background for a panel of the same name presented at the Beyond Earth Symposium, on October 13, 2022. The content of this paper was informed by but does not necessarily represent the views of any of the speakers on the panel or their employers.

Advanced Financing Models For Large Scale Space Infrastructure And Habitation

This paper was prepared as background for a panel of the same name presented at the Beyond Earth Symposium, on October 13, 2022. The content of this paper was informed by but does not necessarily represent the views of any of the speakers on the panel or their employers.

Achieving Safety And Reliability In Human Spaceflight

The paper was prepared as background for a panel of the same name presented at the Beyond Earth Institute. The content of this paper is not meant to represent the views of any of the speakers on the panel or their employers.

A National Policy for Space Power

The Beyond Earth Institute (BEI) presents Catching the Sun: A National Strategy for Space Solar Power,” a new report on Space Solar Power (SSP). SSP uses solar panels in space to collect power from the Sun to serve the energy needs of the people on Earth.

The October 2020 BE Report:

Beyond Earth has chosen to use the phrase “communities beyond Earth” in our mission statement, our Beyond Earth Reports, and our policy work. For the sake of clarity in our policy research, analysis, and recommendations, it is critical that Beyond Earth be unambiguous in our definition of a community beyond Earth.

The June 2020 BE Report

Beyond Earth has chosen to use the phrase “communities beyond Earth” in our mission statement, our Beyond Earth Reports, and our policy work. For the sake of clarity in our policy research, analysis, and recommendations, it is critical that Beyond Earth be unambiguous in our definition of a community beyond Earth.