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Sir Arthur Clarke Awards
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, ….
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China forges space ties with Europe
Posted on March 26, 2012 | No CommentsLast week discussions inviting the prospect of joint operations with China's manned space vehicles at the International Space Station -
Going, going…
Posted on March 23, 2012 | No CommentsRussia's first operational polar-orbiting meteorological satellite, Meteor 1-1 is about to re-enter the atmosphere almost exactly 43 years after it was launched -
The Ultimate Migration
Posted on March 23, 2012 | 1 CommentReader Fred Becker has asked about a ‘paper’ written by rocket pioneer Robert H Goddard on 14 January 1918, sealed in an envelope on titled: The Last Migration -
Odyssey Micro Interview: Dr Geoffrey Landis
Posted on March 22, 2012 | No CommentsIn advance of his talk at the BIS on the 11 April 2012 Dr Geoffrey Landis (NASA scientist and award-winning science fiction writer) talks to Odyssey -
Yuri’s Night Party
Posted on March 22, 2012 | No CommentsJoin us at our Vauxhall HQ for London's official Yuri's Night Party and a chance to see the hit Internet film First Orbit showing in our lecture theatre from 7 -
NASA boss gets a pasting from Congress
Posted on March 21, 2012 | No CommentsFurious at the Obama White House funding in the Fiscal Year 2013 budget for Mars exploration, today NASA boss Charlie Bolden got a pasting from Congressmen -
BIS Fellow is Brain of Britain
Posted on March 21, 2012 | 1 CommentNot that anyone was really surprised that the encyclopedic knowledge of stalwart BIS Fellow Ray Ward achieved due reward when he won the title Brain of Britain -
Recording talks at the BIS
Posted on March 21, 2012 | No CommentsThe BIS recently took a big step towards formalising the process of video recording lectures and making them available to members via the internet, with the purchase of a camera and tripod. -
First Orbit
Posted on March 20, 2012 | No CommentsFirst Orbit, the hit Internet film that re-creates the story of Yuri Gagarin’s pioneering spaceflight, to receive theatrical London screenings in 30 languages -
BIS Odyssey Newsletter: Issue 14
Posted on March 19, 2012 | No CommentsThis month’s Odyssey is dedicated to the memory of Dr Leslie Shepherd, and includes a photo tribute to Les, courtesy of the Society’s own unique archives.
