Abbreviation | BIS |
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Formation | 1933 |
Legal status | Non-profit organisation |
Purpose | UK space advocacy, promotion of astronautics research |
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Region served | UK |
Membership | Anyone with an interest in space |
President | Alistair Scott |
Affiliations | International Astronautical Federation |
Website | bis-space.com |
The British Interplanetary Society (BIS), founded in Liverpool in 1933 by Philip E. Cleator,[1] is the oldest existing space advocacy organisation in the world. Its aim is exclusively to support and promote astronautics and space exploration.