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From Imagination to Reality 2
Based on the success of the first such event last year – From Imagination To Reality 2, examines the commercialisation of space, borrowing it’s alternative title from a quote by that most famous of visionaries, ….
Latest News And Information From the British Interplanetary Society
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Final Nominees for 2013 Sir Arthur Clarke Awards
The Awards will, this year, be presented at a Ceremony during the Conference Dinner at the UK Space Conference, in Glasgow on the evening of Tuesday 16 July.
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The Lonely Universe, Part Six: A Voyage to the Outer Rim
Perhaps we don’t see intelligent extraterrestrials all around because we’re looking in the wrong place.
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China launches new crew
China successfully launched its fifth manned spacecraft on Tuesday afternoon….
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Out Now – Spaceflight July 2013
The announcement that British astronaut Tim Peake has been selected to conduct a six-month mission aboard the International Space Station….
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Lewis Dartnell at the BIS – Alien Evolution: an exotic and intriguing tapestry
Lewis Dartnell came to the attention of the astronomical community with a bang in 2004 by winning first prize in the Royal Astronomical Society science writing competition for students.
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BIS Plaques on ATV-4
ATV-4 was launched yesterday and carries two plaques that commemorate the 80th Anniversary of the British Interplanetary Society (BIS).
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Ariane 5 launches ATV-4
Ariane 5 ES has lifted off on its mission to place ATV-4 ‘Albert Einstein’ en route for the International Space Station (ISS).
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The Lonely Universe, Part Five: The Simulation Hypothesis
Stephen Baxter raised some intriguing thoughts in his paper The Planetarium Hypothesis: A Resolution of the Fermi Paradox (JBIS, May 2001).
British Interplanetary Society Events
Space Colonies – A Proposed BIS Study Project
How can space exploration help the Earth? In the late 1970, studies led by Gerard O’Neill proposed the construction of large space colonies, to be sited at lunar distance at the L4 and L5 points.
In Space
no oneEVERYONE can hear you screamThis talk will focus on medical and psychological issues during long duration exploration class missions (e.g. Mars), drawing on my experience in Antarctica where i spent 13 months as the European Space Agency's Human Spaceflight Research MD.
UK Space Conference 2013
The 2013 UK Space Conference, which takes place in July over two days, will focus on realising the UK's ambitions in space....
Sampling the Mysteries of Space by Sample Return of Comets and Asteroids
Comets and asteroids act as time travel capsules, having captured and preserved the earliest Solar System....
Starship Congress 2013
The Icarus Interstellar Starship Congress aims to bring together the interstellar community to foster discussion and generate tangible action.
68th Annual General Meeting
The 68th Annual General Meeting of the Society will be held on Saturday 7 September 2012 at 1 pm.
JUpiter ICy moons Explorer (JUICE): The First Large ESA Cosmic Vision Mission
The Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) mission selected by ESA as the first large mission within the Cosmic Vision 2015-2025 plan,....
From Imagination to Reality 2
Based on the success of the first such event last year - From Imagination To Reality 2, examines the commercialisation of space, borrowing it’s alternative title from a quote by that most famous of visionaries, ....
64th International Astronautical Congress
On behalf of the Local Organizing Committee, I’m honored to invite you to participate in the 64th International Astronautical Congress (IAC), which will take place from 23-27 September 2013 in Beijing, China. After the 47th IAC in 1996, Chinese Society of Astronautics is privileged to host IAC for the second time in Beijing.
Further News And Information From The British Interplanetary Society
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Weekly Video Upload – 4 June 2013
The latest videos in our members-only site include the following….
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From the BIS Clarkives – “Spaceflight? Interplanetary travel? It’ all bunkum, I tell you!”
In the first of a series of on-going articles, we showcase the thoughts of the young Arthur C. Clarke as he helps to establish the nascent BIS.
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2013 IAC Student Paper Competition
As part of each IAC, there is a student paper competition with prizes for the best papers and presentations on any subject related to space sciences, industry or technology.
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Out Now: Odyssey 28 (June 2013): Unravelling the Mysteries of Light
If you are still suffering from transdimensional vertigo after having read last month’s Odyssey, then in many ways you can count yourself lucky.
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The Lonely Universe, Part Four: Life, but not as we know it
There’s long been a suggestion that the reason we can’t see that the universe is full of intelligent aliens is because we’re too stupid.
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JBIS Vol 66 No.3-4
Welcome to the March/April 2013 issue of the Journal of the British Interplanetary Society.
