Proceedings of the 12th Reinventing Space Conference

The proceedings of the 2014 Reinventing Space conference present a number of questionsin the context of aconstantly innovating space industry, from addressing the future of global cooperation, investigating the impact of cutsin US government spending on the private space sector, and probing the overall future of the commercial launch sector. Space tourism and new technology promise the revival of interest in space development(the Apollo Era was thefirst period ofintense space activity and growth). The need to create dramatically lower cost, responsive and reliable launch systems and spacecraft has never been more vital. Advances in technology are allowing smaller and cheaper satellites to be orbited - from cubesats to nanosatellites to femtosatellites. Thanks to more efficient new launch possibilities, lowcost access to space is becoming ever more achievable. Commercial companies and countries are targeting the industry with new funding.Organised by the British Interplanetary Society, the presentations at this conference thoroughlyaddress these challenges and opportunities.