British Interplanetary Society

British Interplanetary Society
AbbreviationBIS
Formation1933
Legal statusNon-profit organisation
PurposeUK space advocacy, promotion of astronautics research
Location
  • 27/29 South Lambeth Road, Vauxhall, London, SW8 1SZ
Region served
UK
MembershipAnyone with an interest in space
President
Alistair Scott
AffiliationsInternational Astronautical Federation
Websitebis-space.com

The British Interplanetary Society (BIS), founded in Liverpool in 1933 by Philip E. Cleator, is the oldest existing space advocacy organisation in the world. Its aim is exclusively to support and promote astronautics and space exploration.

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