BIS Prestige Lecture – The Bucket Brigade Comes To Town!
In January 1964 work began in top secret on what would emerge as the highly classified KH-9 photo-reconnaissance satellite.
![We are proud to highlight an event organised and hosted by our sister organisation, the Initiative for Interstellar Studies: The […]](https://www.bis-space.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/i4is-summer-school-ad-2018jpg-640x250.jpg "i4is: Starship Engineer Summer School")
![Wednesday, 5 September 2018, 7pm – 8.30pm British Interplanetary Society, London SW8 1SZ An introduction to three of the BIS […]](https://www.bis-space.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/20180905-Tech-Talk-Graphic-Ad-Toknep-640x250.jpg "Technical Project Trilogy evening")
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Latest News And Information From the British Interplanetary Society
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Cleansing the Doors of Perception
Our understanding of the universe is based entirely on how we perceive it.
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Book Sale & Open Day!
Date: 12 & 13 September 2018 Start Time: 10am End Time: 3pm Venue: BIS, 27/29 South Lambeth Road, Vauxhall, London, SW8 1SZ […]
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2001 : A SPACE ODYSSEY – screening from brand new 70mm print
Celebrating the 50th anniversary of Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey, Warner Bros. Pictures present an ‘unrestored’ 70mm print of the director’s
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When Science Fiction Became Reality
Twenty-seven human beings have travelled beyond Earth orbit, all of them during
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Going into Chimp Mode
The first primate to orbit the Earth in 1961 as part of the American space programme was a chimpanzee
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Policing the Future
The science fiction writer Jack Vance coined a memorable proverb in his novel The Star King
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![We are delighted to announce that Raytheon are the Society’s first Corporate Sponsors. As part of their sponsorship package, they […]](https://www.bis-space.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/logo-raytheon.png "BIS announces Raytheon as first Corporate Sponsor!")
BIS announces Raytheon as first Corporate Sponsor!
We are delighted to announce that Raytheon are the Society’s first Corporate Sponsors. As part of their sponsorship package, they […]
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Restricted Vision
Our understanding of the universe is entirely dependent on the view from our planet’s surface.Â
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He Who Controls The Past
Attempting to predict what may happen in the future, as humanity makes its first steps into space
![Date: 12 & 13 September 2018 Start Time: 10am End Time: 3pm Venue: BIS, 27/29 South Lambeth Road, Vauxhall, London, SW8 1SZ […]](https://www.bis-space.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Book-Sale-115x110.png "Book Sale & Open Day!")
British Interplanetary Society Events
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i4is: Starship Engineer Summer School
We are proud to highlight an event organised and hosted by our sister organisation, the Initiative for Interstellar Studies: The […]
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International Rocket Week
International Rocket Week kicks off in Scotland on Monday 20 August 2018
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“Is Astronaut Food the Future?” Event at Edinburgh Fringe
Date: 20th August 2018 Time: 8.10pm Venue: Stand’s New Town Theatre, Edinburgh Fringe BIS Scotland co-lead Matjaz Vidmar has a […]
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Technical Project Trilogy evening
Wednesday, 5 September 2018, 7pm – 8.30pm British Interplanetary Society, London SW8 1SZ An introduction to three of the BIS […]
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BIS Prestige Lecture – The Bucket Brigade Comes To Town!
In January 1964 work began in top secret on what would emerge as the highly classified KH-9 photo-reconnaissance satellite.
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ExoMars Talk by Paul Meacham (13 September 2018)
The joint European-Russian ExoMars Rover is due for launch in 2020 following its assembly by Airbus in Stevenage.
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South West Branch – to Mars via Kazakhstan (05 October 2018)
Date: 05 October 2018 Start Time: 7.30 pm Venue: Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution, 16 Queen Square, Bath, BA1 2HN. If you […]
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Space Day 2018
CALL FOR EXHIBITORS! Be part of the biggest free Space Event in the Midlands! Following on from the huge […]
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Apollo 7 – The First Flight by Jerry Stone (11 October 2018)
Speaker: Jerry Stone Date: 11 October 2018 Start Time: 7 pm End Time: 8.30pm Venue: BIS, 27/29 South Lambeth Road, Vauxhall, London, SW8 […]
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BIS Prestige Lecture – Wally Funk and Sue Nelson
Join us for an evening with Wally Funk and Sue Nelson. Wally Funk was one of the Mercury 13. She was the first female air safety investigator for the National Transportation Safety Board.
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‘Catching Stardust’ by Natalie Starkey (08 November 2018)
‘Catching Stardust’ book review by Natalie Starkey tells the story of these enigmatic celestial objects, revealing how scientists are using them to help understand a crucial time in our history – the birth of the Solar System and everything contained within it.
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West Midlands Branch Talks (17 November 2018)
Date: 17 November 2018 Start Time: 1.45 pm End Time: 4.30 pm Venue: The Gardeners Arms, Vines Lane, Droitwich, WR9 8LU. PLEASE NOTE THERE IS […]
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International Space Station Forum
Date: Wednesday 14 November (moved from the original date of 20 November 2018) Time: TBD 9.30am to 5.00pm Call for papers. […]
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Apollo 8 – Getting to the Moon by David Baker (21 November 2018)
Wednesday, 21 November 2018, 7pm – 8.30pm British Interplanetary Society, London SW8 1SZ Apollo 8 – Getting to the Moon […]
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The Indian Space Programme by Gurbir Singh (29 November 2018)
Thursday, 29 November 2018, 7pm – 8.30pm British Interplanetary Society, London SW8 1SZ BIS member Gurbir Singh will be talking about his […]
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Christmas Get-Together 2018
Date: Wednesday 5 December 2017 Start Time: 6.30 pm End Time: 9.30 pm Venue: 27/29 South Lambeth Road, Vauxhall, London, SW8 1SZ Join us […]
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Apollo 8 – The First Men to the Moon by Jerry Stone (18 December 2018)
Speaker: Jerry Stone Date: 18 December 2018 Start Time: 7 pm End Time: 8.30pm Venue: BIS, 27/29 South Lambeth Road, Vauxhall, London, SW8 […]
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Space Rescue and Safety Forum
Over the past six decades the development of Space Rescue techniques and technologies…
![We are proud to highlight an event organised and hosted by our sister organisation, the Initiative for Interstellar Studies: The […]](https://www.bis-space.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/i4is-summer-school-ad-2018jpg.jpg "i4is: Starship Engineer Summer School")
![Date: 20th August 2018 Time: 8.10pm Venue: Stand’s New Town Theatre, Edinburgh Fringe BIS Scotland co-lead Matjaz Vidmar has a […]](https://www.bis-space.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/IAFF-CoDI_Ad.jpg "“Is Astronaut Food the Future?” Event at Edinburgh Fringe")
![Wednesday, 5 September 2018, 7pm – 8.30pm British Interplanetary Society, London SW8 1SZ An introduction to three of the BIS […]](https://www.bis-space.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/20180905-Tech-Talk-Graphic-Ad-Toknep.jpg "Technical Project Trilogy evening")
![Date: 05 October 2018 Start Time: 7.30 pm Venue: Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution, 16 Queen Square, Bath, BA1 2HN. If you […]](https://www.bis-space.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/graphic-for-website-1.jpg "South West Branch – to Mars via Kazakhstan (05 October 2018)")
![CALL FOR EXHIBITORS! Be part of the biggest free Space Event in the Midlands! Following on from the huge […]](https://www.bis-space.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/space-day-2018-1.png "Space Day 2018")
![Speaker: Jerry Stone Date: 11 October 2018 Start Time: 7 pm End Time: 8.30pm Venue: BIS, 27/29 South Lambeth Road, Vauxhall, London, SW8 […]](https://www.bis-space.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Apollo-7-crew.jpg "Apollo 7 – The First Flight by Jerry Stone (11 October 2018)")
![Date: 17 November 2018 Start Time: 1.45 pm End Time: 4.30 pm Venue: The Gardeners Arms, Vines Lane, Droitwich, WR9 8LU. PLEASE NOTE THERE IS […]](https://www.bis-space.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/P6130027.jpg "West Midlands Branch Talks (17 November 2018)")
![Date: Wednesday 14 November (moved from the original date of 20 November 2018) Time: TBD 9.30am to 5.00pm Call for papers. […]](https://www.bis-space.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/ISS-Image-for-Forum-ad-20181120.jpg "International Space Station Forum")
![Wednesday, 21 November 2018, 7pm – 8.30pm British Interplanetary Society, London SW8 1SZ Apollo 8 – Getting to the Moon […]](https://www.bis-space.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Houbolt-John.jpg "Apollo 8 – Getting to the Moon by David Baker (21 November 2018)")
![Thursday, 29 November 2018, 7pm – 8.30pm British Interplanetary Society, London SW8 1SZ BIS member Gurbir Singh will be talking about his […]](https://www.bis-space.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/51bFsaQTX6L._SX331_BO1204203200_.jpg "The Indian Space Programme by Gurbir Singh (29 November 2018)")
![Date: Wednesday 5 December 2017 Start Time: 6.30 pm End Time: 9.30 pm Venue: 27/29 South Lambeth Road, Vauxhall, London, SW8 1SZ Join us […]](https://www.bis-space.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Xmasgettogether1-300x117.jpg "Christmas Get-Together 2018")
![Speaker: Jerry Stone Date: 18 December 2018 Start Time: 7 pm End Time: 8.30pm Venue: BIS, 27/29 South Lambeth Road, Vauxhall, London, SW8 […]](https://www.bis-space.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Image-from-Apollo-8.jpg "Apollo 8 – The First Men to the Moon by Jerry Stone (18 December 2018)")
Further News And Information From The British Interplanetary Society
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Out of Sight, Out of Mind
Evolution through the process of natural selection results in what is commonly referred to…
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They’ll Be Watching You
Colonization of other worlds is often seen as a means of establishing free…
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JBIS Vol 70 No 02-04
The latest issue of JBIS has now been published and contains the following papers…
![We are proud to highlight an event organised and hosted by our sister organisation, the Initiative for Interstellar Studies: The […]](https://www.bis-space.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/i4is-summer-school-ad-2018jpg-36x36.jpg "i4is: Starship Engineer Summer School"){kind=small}
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![Wednesday, 5 September 2018, 7pm – 8.30pm British Interplanetary Society, London SW8 1SZ An introduction to three of the BIS […]](https://www.bis-space.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/20180905-Tech-Talk-Graphic-Ad-Toknep-36x36.jpg "Technical Project Trilogy evening"){kind=small}
