Proceedings of the 12th Reinventing Space Conference

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-vi

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2. Skimsats: bringing down the cost of Earth Observation

   • Andrew Bacon, Ben Olivier

   Pages 1-7

3. Rethinking The Private Property In Outer Space

   • Jairo Becerra

   Pages 9-16

4. CubeSats to support Mars exploration: Three scenarios for valuable planetary science missions

   • Sabrina Corpino, Fabio Nichele

   Pages 17-32

5. Technology or Law: Which Will Reach Mars First?

   • Benjamin G. Davis

   Pages 33-68

6. Paradigm Change in Earth Observation - Skybox Imaging and SkySat-1

   • Jonathan M. Dyer, Jim McClelland

   Pages 69-89

7. Next Generation Novasar Development

   • Owen Hawkins, Phil Whittaker, Kevin Hall, Martin Cohen, Andrew Cawthorne, Caroline Slim

   Pages 91-96

8. Designing for Cost Effectiveness Results in Responsiveness: Demonstrating The SSTL X-Series

   • Shaun Kenyon, Dai Stanton

   Pages 97-103

9. Thinking Differently about Standard Smallsat Interfaces- Let Adapters Take the Brunt

   • daniel Lim

   Pages 105-116

10. MSR IOD Study: Low Cost End-to-End In Orbit Demonstration of Key Technologies for the MSR Mission

    • Emanuele Monchieri, Benjamin Dobke

    Pages 117-130

11. The Small Satellite Integrated Communication Environment (ICE)

    • John E. Ploschnitznig

    Pages 131-137

12. SPARTAN: Scramjet Powered Accelerator for Reusable Technology AdvaNcement

    • Dawid Preller, Michael Smart

    Pages 139-147

13. The Disruptive Potential of Subsonic Air-Launch

    • David J. Salt

    Pages 149-164

14. Sprite, a Very Low-Cost Launch Vehicle for Small Satellites

    • Nicola Sarzi-Amade, Thomas P. Bauer, James R. Wertz, Markus Rufer

    Pages 165-178

15. An Emerging Marketplace: Low Earth Orbit And The International Space Station

    • Sam Scimemi

    Pages 179-184

16. The Austral Launch Vehicle: 2014 Progress in Reducing Space Transportation Cost through Reusability, Modularity and Simplicity

    • Adriaan Schutte, Peter Thoreau

    Pages 185-197

17. Quantifying the Cost Reduction Potential for Earth Observation Satellites

    • Anthony Shao, James R. Wertz, Elizabeth A. Koltz

    Pages 199-210

18. Air launched space transportation systems

    • Oleg A. Sokolov

    Pages 211-219

19. S.O.F.I.A: Solar Orbiters For Imaging Asteroids

    • Markos Trichas, Alexander Elliott, Ian Harris, Graham Johnson, Stephen Kemble, Emanuele Monchieri et al.

    Pages 221-234

20. The North Star Rocket Family

    • C. J. Verberne

    Pages 235-242

The proceedings of the 2014 Reinventing Space conference present a number of questions in the context of a constantly innovating space industry, from addressing the future of global cooperation, investigating the impact of cuts in 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 the first period of intense 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, low cost 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 thoroughly address these challenges and opportunities.

• Applications of Astronautics
• British Interplanetary Society Annual Meeting
• Creating a Spaceport
• Economics of Space Access
• Future of Cubesats
• Low Cost Space Missions
• Satellite Industry Developments
• Space Business Development
• Use of Satellites in Varied Industries

“Book provides excellent ideas to lower cost for building small satellites and deliver them into their orbits with innovative, less expensive launch vehicles. Data reception and satellite control is covered as well – in addition fundamental legal aspects for space exploitation and commercialization are discussed and interpreted. The book is inspiring and breaking (realistic) new ground – it is recommended for everyone who wants to participate and take space exploration and commercialization to the next level in space or on the ground.” (Joachim J. Kehr, Journal of Space Operations & Communicator, opsjournal.org, Issue 14, 2017)

• The British Interplanetary Society, London, United Kingdom

  Scott Hatton

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