The Society for Studies of Interplanetary Travel (OIMS, ) was founded in Moscow in May 1924, as a spin-off from a military science society at the
Zhukovsky Airforce Academy. Chaired by
Grigory Kramarov, it counted 200 charter members, including prominent Soviet experts in space-exploration and rocketry such as
Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
Konstantin Eduardovich Tsiolkovsky (; rus, Константин Эдуардович Циолковский, p=kənstɐnʲˈtʲin ɪdʊˈardəvʲɪtɕ tsɨɐlˈkofskʲɪj, a=Ru-Konstantin Tsiolkovsky.oga; – 19 September 1935) was a Russi ...
,
Fridrikh Tsander, and
Vladimir Vetchinkin. The society facilitated discussions among engineers and educators on
space travel and organized public educational events.
OIMS hosted a famous public debate on October 4, 1924, to discuss
Robert Goddard's proposal to launch a rocket to the Moon.
[From the History of Early Soviet Liquid-Propellant Rockets, M.K. Tikhonravov, AAS History Series, Vol 6, 1968.]
The society lasted for only about one year.
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Scientific organizations established in 1924
Scientific societies based in Russia
Soviet and Russian space institutions
Space science organizations
Space program of the Soviet Union
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