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The British Interplanetary Society From Imagination to Reality

80 Years13 Oct 1933 - 13 Oct 2013

Prepared by

Bob Parkinson

Past President

Presented by

Alistair Scott

President

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China in 1997Hong Kong in 1949

2003 - 2011 EADS Astrium, Stevenage

TA, Sailing, Cartooning, Ferreting,

1994 Matra Marconi Space, Stevenage

Alistair Scott

Alistair Scott, TD,BSc,FBIS,MRAeS

Birth Place/Date:

Education:

Experience:

1978 British Aerospace, Stevenage (Rapier/Swingfire/Sea Wolf/Dart/Skua)

Name:

Position: President of the British Interplanetary Society

Manila/Bangkok/Malaya/England/Scotland/Bristol

1967 De Havilland Apprentice, Astwick, Hatfield

1984 BAe Space Systems, Stevenage

2000 Astrium, Stevenage

Other Interests:

1968 Hawker Siddeley(A300/125/146)

Ferreting

Ferdie

80th Year

The beginning (1933)...

Phillip E. CleatorPresident

Les JohnsonHon Secretary 81 Dale Street

Liverpool

Eric Burgess

Manchester Interplanetary Society, June 1936

9 Launches, 5 December 1936

John Stewart

3 Launches, 19 May 1936

The Paisley Rocketeers. February 1936

BIS London (1936)

The Mason’s ArmsMaddox Street

Arthur C Clarke

The Duke of YorkDerring Street88 Greys Inn Road

Inaugural Meeting, 27 Oct 1936

Moonship (1939)

Technical CommitteeJack Edwards – Director

Ralph R.A. Smith

Communications Satellites (1945)

Arthur C Clarke

Eric Burgess

Space Station(1948)

From Imagination…..

…..to Reality

International Space Station1998-present

HE Ross/RA Smith

Megaroc (1947)

Mercury – Redstone1960/61

The BIS Spaceship1938/47

From Imagination…..

…..to Reality

Lunar Landers and Space Suits (1937- 1947)

The BIS Lunar SpaceshipRA Smith 1937/50

From Imagination….. …..to Reality

Neil Armstrong descends from Eagle Lunar Lander, 21 July 1969 (GMT)

MOUSE (1951)Minimum Orbital Unmanned Satellite (Earth)

Ken Gatland

Echo 1May 13, 1960

From Imagination…..

…..to Reality

Spaceflight Magazine(1956)

First Issue: October 1956Editor: Patrick Moore

Blue Streak - Europa 1 1953-1971/2

Blue Streak - ICBM1953 - 1961

Blue Streak - Europa1961 - 1972

Ariel 3 (1967)

Ariel 3 (UK3), BACScout, 5 May 67

Black Arrow / Prospero (1971)

Black Arrow (Saunders Roe)Woomera, 28 Oct 71

X3 ProsperoBAC. Marconi

Communications Satellites

Intelsat IVECS

Lunar Bases (1976)

Daedalus (1973-78)

The Rising SunAston Clinton

Giotto (1984)

GiottoAriane 4, 2 Jul 1985

Giotto InterceptedHalley’s Comet14 Mar 1986

HoToL (1983 – 1989)

Hotol 1983-89

An225-Hotol 1990-94

Skylon2001 →

Envisat (2002)

Polar Platform

Envisat on test

Envisat on Orbit

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Telecommunications

Eurostar E2000(Telecom 2)

Eurostar E3000(Intelsat 10)

Eurostar E3000(Inmarsat 4)

Eurostar E2000+(Astra 2B)

Eurostar 3000 – setting the Industry standard for geostationary communications satellites

Beagle 2 (2003)

Dr. Mark Sims, Leicester University

Huyghens (1997-2005)

Prof John Zarnecki

Titan surface 14 Jan 2005Launched 15 Oct 1997

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Earth Observation Earth observation from space has truly revolutionised how we view our home planet

METOP

NovaSAR

Aeolus

AstroSAR Lite

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SPACE SCIENCE Providing the innovation and technology to explore the solar system and unlock the secrets of the Universe.

Solar Orbiter

Gaia

LISA Pathfinder

ExoMars Rover

Bepi Columbo - Mercury

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Diversification

1989/90 PCN Licence, British Aerospace Communications(Microtel)

1991/2 Hutchinson Whampoa 50/50 BAe →Orange Mobile

Project Boreas (2004-2006)

Project Icarus (2006- )

Project 2033

The Next Visionary

In the year 2033, at the 100th anniversary of the BIS, what will be the state of space exploration?