The ''Journal of the British Interplanetary Society'' (''JBIS'') is a monthly

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that was established in 1934. The journal covers research on

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and

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and

technology Technology is the application of Conceptual model, conceptual knowledge to achieve practical goals, especially in a reproducible way. The word ''technology'' can also mean the products resulting from such efforts, including both tangible too ...

, including spacecraft design, nozzle theory, launch vehicle design, mission architecture,

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s, lunar exploration,

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, robotic and crewed exploration of the Solar System,

interstellar travel Interstellar travel is the hypothetical travel of spacecraft between star systems. Due to the vast distances between the Solar System and nearby stars, interstellar travel is not practicable with current propulsion technologies. To travel between ...

interstellar communication Interstellar communication is the transmission of signals between planetary systems. Sending interstellar messages is potentially much easier than interstellar travel, being possible with technologies and equipment which are currently available. Ho ...

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, and

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. It is published monthly by the

British Interplanetary Society 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. St ...

History

The journal was established in 1934 when the British Interplanetary Society was founded. The inaugural editorial stated: The first issue was only a six-page

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, but has the distinction of being the world's oldest surviving astronautical publication.

Notable papers

Notable papers published in the journal include: * The B.I.S Space-Ship, H.E.Ross, ''JBIS'', 5, pp. 4–9, 1939 * The Challenge of the Spaceship (Astronautics and its Impact Upon Human Society),

Arthur C. Clarke Sir Arthur Charles Clarke (16 December 191719 March 2008) was an English science fiction writer, science writer, futurist, inventor, undersea explorer, and television series host. Clarke co-wrote the screenplay for the 1968 film '' 2001: A ...

, ''JBIS'', 6, pp. 66–78, 1946 * Atomic rocket papers by Les Shepherd, Val Cleaver and others, 1948–1949. * Interstellar Flight, L.R.Shepherd, ''JBIS'', 11, pp. 149–167, 1952 * A Programme for Achieving Interplanetary Flight, A.V.Cleaver, ''JBIS'', 13, pp. 1–27, 1954 * Special Issue on World Ships, ''JBIS'', 37, 6, June 1984 *

Project Daedalus Project Daedalus (named after Daedalus, the Greek mythological designer who crafted wings for human flight) was a study conducted between 1973 and 1978 by the British Interplanetary Society to design a plausible uncrewed interstellar probe.Pr ...

- Final Study Reports, Alan Bond & Anthony R Martin et al., Special Supplement JBIS, pp.S1-192, 1978

Editors

Some of the people that have been

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of the journal are: * Philip E. Cleator * J. Hardy * Gerald V. Groves * Anthony R. Martin * Mark Hempsell * Chris Toomer * Kelvin Long * Roger Longstaff

References

External links

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History

Notable papers

Editors

See also

References

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