Black Friday Special Offering On The Official BIS Pen
This is your chance to own the famous Fisher Space Pen, designed and created by Paul Fisher in 1968 for use in space by astronauts.
![In 1948 Harry Ross and Ralph Smith designed a space station, on which subject Harry Ross read a paper, entitled […]](https://www.bis-space.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Diag-Space-station-from-paper-640x250.jpg "Our 1948 Manned Space Station!")
Latest News And Information From the British Interplanetary Society
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The Significance Of Astronomical Science To Humanity
Ever since the ancient times, people have been interested in the world above and beyond us.
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Moving Home
Visions of farmland extending to the horizon under a clear blue sky give a sense of comfort to most human beings.
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Black Friday Special Offering On The Official BIS Pen
This is your chance to own the famous Fisher Space Pen, designed and created by Paul Fisher in 1968 for use in space by astronauts.
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Indistinguishable from Magic
Arthur C Clarke’s well-known adage that “any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic” has a possible consequence which could be rather more worrying – any sufficiently advanced technology is likely to be handled by someone who appears to be a magician.
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Better Together?
Federations of planets are a popular theme in science fiction.
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A Plague On All Our Houses
When the Apollo 11 astronauts returned to Earth after their epic voyage, they were immediately put into quarantine.
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![We are delighted to be celebrating our 85th birthday! Just to recap on the last month alone… We’re still on […]](https://www.bis-space.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Screen-Shot-2018-10-13-at-9.50.43-am.png "The BIS turns 85 years old!")
The BIS turns 85 years old!
We are delighted to be celebrating our 85th birthday! Just to recap on the last month alone… We’re still on […]
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Six Legs Best
Insects might be considered to be the most successful animals on Earth.
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The 2018 Sir Arthur Clarke Awards Finalists Announced
The Arthur C. Clarke Foundation is pleased to announce the Finalists of the 2018 Sir Arthur Clarke Awards for Space Achievement.
British Interplanetary Society Events
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International Space Station Forum
Event cancelled. Date: Wednesday 14 November (moved from the original date of 20 November 2018) Time: TBD 9.30am to 16.40pm We […]
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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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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 This talk is nearly sold out – […]
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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 (05 December 2018)
Date: Wednesday 5 December 2018 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 […]
![Event cancelled. Date: Wednesday 14 November (moved from the original date of 20 November 2018) Time: TBD 9.30am to 16.40pm We […]](https://www.bis-space.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/ISS-Image-for-Forum-ad-20181120.jpg "International Space Station Forum")
![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)")
![Wednesday, 21 November 2018, 7pm – 8.30pm British Interplanetary Society, London SW8 1SZ This talk is nearly sold out – […]](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 2018 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 (05 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 […]](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…
![Event cancelled. Date: Wednesday 14 November (moved from the original date of 20 November 2018) Time: TBD 9.30am to 16.40pm We […]](https://www.bis-space.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/ISS-Image-for-Forum-ad-20181120-36x36.jpg "International Space Station Forum"){kind=small}
![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/P6130027-36x36.jpg "West Midlands Branch Talks (17 November 2018)"){kind=small}
![Wednesday, 21 November 2018, 7pm – 8.30pm British Interplanetary Society, London SW8 1SZ This talk is nearly sold out – […]](https://www.bis-space.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Houbolt-John-36x36.jpg "Apollo 8 – Getting to the Moon by David Baker (21 November 2018)"){kind=small}
![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_-36x36.jpg "The Indian Space Programme by Gurbir Singh (29 November 2018)"){kind=small}
![Date: Wednesday 5 December 2018 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/Xmasgettogether1-300x117-36x36.jpg "Christmas Get-Together 2018 (05 December 2018)"){kind=small}
