Further News And Information From The British Interplanetary Society
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Blockbusters from Space? – Giving life to an image by Mr Xu Teo (27 June 2018)
Posted on April 2, 2018 | No CommentsEarth-i launched its first prototype satellite, built by Surrey Satellite Technology, in January this year. -
Keeping in Touch
Posted on April 2, 2018 | No CommentsIt is theoretically possible that travel between the stars at close to light speed may happen one day. -
BIS Prestige Lecture – Wally Funk and Sue Nelson
Posted on April 2, 2018 | No CommentsJoin 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. -
BIS Newsletter: April 2018
Posted on April 2, 2018 | No CommentsAs Chair of the Events Committee, with responsibility for filling our events schedule I’d like to take this opportunity to discuss our activities and ask for your input and support. I believe the BIS has a lot to offer its members and the public in general. Our events play an important role in entertaining and educating our members and, I hope, attracting new members. They provide ideal networking opportunities and promote the BIS and its extensive capabilities and facilities:  our historic archives, our comprehensive Space library, our wide-ranging technical projects and our dedicated Space publications. -
Stephen Hawking, Another Einstein
Posted on March 29, 2018 | No CommentsStephen Hawking born 8 Jan 1942 died 14 March 2018 aged 76 -
![Wednesday, 18 April 2018, 7pm – 8.30pm British Interplanetary Society, London SW8 1SZ ‘A Galaxy of Her Own’ by Libby […]](https://www.bis-space.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Portrait-cropped-115x115.jpg "Libby Jackson: A Galaxy of Her Own (18 April 2018)")
Libby Jackson: A Galaxy of Her Own (18 April 2018)
Posted on March 27, 2018 | No CommentsWednesday, 18 April 2018, 7pm – 8.30pm British Interplanetary Society, London SW8 1SZ ‘A Galaxy of Her Own’ by Libby […] -
Home Sweet Home
Posted on March 24, 2018 | No CommentsAll animals need a sense of where home is. It’s essential for survival to know where you can go to stand a better chance of being safe and amongst friends. -
![Date: 21 – 22 May 2018 Venue: 8 Northumberland Avenue, London, WC2N 5BY Organised by the Air Power Association. The Defence Space […]](https://www.bis-space.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Defence-Space-2018-115x115.png "Defence Space 2018 Conference (21 – 22 May 2018)")
Defence Space 2018 Conference (21 – 22 May 2018)
Posted on March 20, 2018 | No CommentsDate: 21 – 22 May 2018 Venue: 8 Northumberland Avenue, London, WC2N 5BY Organised by the Air Power Association. The Defence Space […] -
![Date: 2-3 June 2018 During the weekend of 2nd and 3rd June 2018 the BIS will be holding its annual Russian/Sino Technical Forum […]](https://www.bis-space.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/DSC06498csg-115x115.jpeg "38th BIS Russian/Sino (prev Soviet/Chinese) Technical Forum 2018")
38th BIS Russian/Sino (prev Soviet/Chinese) Technical Forum 2018
Posted on March 19, 2018 | 2 CommentsDate: 2-3 June 2018 During the weekend of 2nd and 3rd June 2018 the BIS will be holding its annual Russian/Sino Technical Forum […] -
Neil Armstrong: First Man on the Moon (23 May 2018)
Posted on March 18, 2018 | No CommentsFilm director Chris Riley (The Planets, In the Shadow of the Moon, Moon Machines, Moonwalk One - the director's cut, Fear of 13, One Strange Rock)Â will talk about the making of his BBC biopic on Neil Armstrong, and will tell the story of how the film was made with the full support of Armstrong's family and friends in the weeks after his untimely death in the autumn of 2012.
![Event Date: 21st-25th October 2019 The 70th edition of the annual International Astronautical Congress (IAC), the world’s largest astronautics and […]](https://www.bis-space.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Screenshot-2019-06-20-at-14.08.10-36x36.png "International Astronautical Congress (IAC) 2019"){kind=small}
![Speaker: David Angus Date: 30th October 2019 Start Time: 19:00 End Time: 20:30 Venue: BIS, 27/29 South Lambeth Road, Vauxhall, London, SW8 1SZ […]](https://www.bis-space.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/DavidAngusMarsNorthPoleModel-36x36.jpg "A Planetary Tour by David Angus"){kind=small}
![Date: 9th November 2019 Start Time: 13:45 End Time: 16:30 Venue: The Gardeners Arms, Vines Lane, Droitwich, Worcestershire, WR9 8LU […]](https://www.bis-space.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/West-Midlands-Talks-Nov-2019-Flyer-36x36.jpg "BIS West Midlands Branch Talks – Saturday 09 November 2019"){kind=small}
![The 17th Reinventing Space Conference and Exhibition will be held between Tuesday 12 and Thursday 14 November 2019 in Belfast, Northern […]](https://www.bis-space.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/RIspace-logo-150x150-36x36.jpg "RISpace 2019"){kind=logo}
![Speaker: Jerry Stone, FBIS Date: 20th November 2019 Start Time: 19:00 End Time: 20:30 Venue: BIS, 27/29 South Lambeth Road, Vauxhall, London, SW8 1SZ Following […]](https://www.bis-space.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/AS12-46-6729-36x36.jpg "Apollo 12: A Pinpoint Landing on the Moon by Jerry Stone, FBIS"){kind=small}
