The British Interplanetary Society

The British Interplanetary Society (BIS) was founded in Liverpool in 1933 by Philip E. Cleator and is the oldest-surviving space advocacy organisation in the world. Its mission is to promote the exploration of space through all aspects of astronautics for the benefit of humanity.

For over nine decades, the BIS has been devoted to initiating, promoting and disseminating new concepts and technical information about space flight and astronautics through meetings, symposia, publications, visits and exhibitions, as well as through their distinguished publications: including the Journal of the British Interplanetary Society (JBIS), first published in 1934 - the first to describe many aspects of space travel, which are now commonplace and after 70+ years of publication. JBIS is still concerned with originating and encouraging forward-looking ideas on how space exploration should develop and is one of the highest rated astronautics journals in the world.

The BIS SpaceFlight magazine, first appeared in 1956, making its debut a full year before the historic launch of Sputnik, and was conceived (and continues) as a monthly publication to serve as the Society's main membership magazine, focusing on current developments and news related to space exploration around the globe whilst also containing Society news. Sir Patrick Moore, the renowned astronomer, who later became famous for presenting ‘The Sky at Night’ on BBC television, served as the founding editor.

The Society also maintains an extensive collection of reference and research archives related to space exploration, containing key papers from space agencies from around the world that date back to 1933. The BIS brings together a network of innovators from industry, agency, government, financiers, academia and end users to present and discuss key challenges and opportunities for future space leadership. Join the BIS and connect with the global space community’s longest-serving advocate for space exploration. The BIS has a global membership of professionals, students and enthusiasts, making it an ideal partner for the IAF community. t international space advocacy body.

The British Interplanetary Society (BIS) was founded in Liverpool in 1933 by Philip E. Cleator and is the oldest-surviving space advocacy organisation in the world. Its mission is to promote the exploration of space through all aspects of astronautics for the benefit of humanity.

For over nine decades, the BIS has been devoted to initiating, promoting and disseminating new concepts and technical information about space flight and astronautics through meetings, symposia, publications, visits and exhibitions, as well as through their distinguished publications: including the Journal of the British Interplanetary Society (JBIS), first published in 1934 - the first to describe many aspects of space travel, which are now commonplace and after 70+ years of publication. JBIS is still concerned with originating and encouraging forward-looking ideas on how space exploration should develop and is one of the highest rated astronautics journals in the world.

The BIS SpaceFlight magazine, first appeared in 1956, making its debut a full year before the historic launch of Sputnik, and was conceived (and continues) as a monthly publication to serve as the Society's main membership magazine, focusing on current developments and news related to space exploration around the globe whilst also containing Society news. Sir Patrick Moore, the renowned astronomer, who later became famous for presenting ‘The Sky at Night’ on BBC television, served as the founding editor.

The Society also maintains an extensive collection of reference and research archives related to space exploration, containing key papers from space agencies from around the world that date back to 1933. The BIS brings together a network of innovators from industry, agency, government, financiers, academia and end users to present and discuss key challenges and opportunities for future space leadership. Join the BIS and connect with the global space community’s longest-serving advocate for space exploration. The BIS has a global membership of professionals, students and enthusiasts, making it an ideal partner for the IAF community.

Participation

• Events > International Astronautical Congress (IAC) > 2015 66th IAC
• Events > IAF Global Conferences > GLIC 2015