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Prepared by Bob Parkinson Past President Presented by Alistair Scott President

The British Interplanetary Society From Imagination to Reality 80 Years 13 Oct 1933 - 13 Oct 2013 . Prepared by Bob Parkinson Past President Presented by Alistair Scott President. Alistair Scott. Alistair Scott, TD,BSc,FBIS,MRAeS. Name: Position:.

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Prepared by Bob Parkinson Past President Presented by Alistair Scott President

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  1. The British Interplanetary SocietyFrom Imagination to Reality80 Years13 Oct 1933 - 13 Oct 2013 Prepared by Bob Parkinson Past President Presented by Alistair Scott President

  2. Alistair Scott Alistair Scott, TD,BSc,FBIS,MRAeS • Name: • Position: President of the British Interplanetary Society • Birth Place/Date: China in 1997 Hong Kong in 1949 • Education: Manila/Bangkok/Malaya/England/Scotland/Bristol • Experience: 1967 De Havilland Apprentice, Astwick, Hatfield 1968 Hawker Siddeley(A300/125/146) 1978 British Aerospace, Stevenage (Rapier/Swingfire/Sea Wolf/Dart/Skua) 1984 BAe Space Systems, Stevenage 1994 Matra Marconi Space, Stevenage 2000 Astrium, Stevenage 2003 - 2011 EADS Astrium, Stevenage TA, Sailing, Cartooning, Ferreting, • Other Interests:

  3. Ferreting Ferdie

  4. 80th Year

  5. The beginning (1933)... The Paisley Rocketeers. February 1936 Phillip E. Cleator President John Stewart 3 Launches, 19 May 1936 Manchester Interplanetary Society, June 1936 Eric Burgess 81 Dale Street Liverpool Les Johnson Hon Secretary 9 Launches, 5 December 1936

  6. BIS London (1936) Arthur C Clarke Inaugural Meeting, 27 Oct 1936 The Mason’s Arms Maddox Street The Duke of York Derring Street 88 Greys Inn Road

  7. Moonship (1939) Technical Committee Jack Edwards – Director Ralph R.A. Smith

  8. Communications Satellites (1945) Arthur C Clarke Eric Burgess

  9. Space Station(1948) From Imagination….. …..to Reality HE Ross/RA Smith International Space Station 1998-present

  10. Megaroc (1947) From Imagination….. …..to Reality Mercury – Redstone 1960/61 The BIS Spaceship 1938/47

  11. Lunar Landers and Space Suits (1937- 1947) From Imagination….. …..to Reality Neil Armstrong descends from Eagle Lunar Lander, 21 July 1969 (GMT) The BIS Lunar Spaceship RA Smith 1937/50

  12. MOUSE (1951) Minimum Orbital Unmanned Satellite (Earth) From Imagination….. Ken Gatland …..to Reality Echo 1 May 13, 1960

  13. Spaceflight Magazine(1956) First Issue: October 1956 Editor: Patrick Moore

  14. Blue Streak - Europa 1 1953-1971/2 Blue Streak - Europa 1961 - 1972 Blue Streak - ICBM 1953 - 1961

  15. Ariel 3 (1967) Ariel 3 (UK3), BAC Scout, 5 May 67

  16. Black Arrow / Prospero (1971) X3 Prospero BAC. Marconi Black Arrow (Saunders Roe) Woomera, 28 Oct 71

  17. Communications Satellites Intelsat IV ECS

  18. Lunar Bases (1976)

  19. Daedalus (1973-78) The Rising Sun Aston Clinton

  20. Giotto (1984) Giotto Intercepted Halley’s Comet 14 Mar 1986 Giotto Ariane 4, 2 Jul 1985

  21. HoToL (1983 – 1989) Hotol 1983-89 Skylon 2001 → An225-Hotol 1990-94

  22. Envisat (2002) Envisat on test Envisaton Orbit Polar Platform

  23. Telecommunications Eurostar 3000 – setting the Industry standard for geostationary communications satellites Eurostar E2000 (Telecom 2) Eurostar E2000+ (Astra 2B) Eurostar E3000 (Intelsat 10) Eurostar E3000 (Inmarsat 4)

  24. Beagle 2 (2003) Dr. Mark Sims, Leicester University

  25. Huyghens (1997-2005) Prof John Zarnecki Titan surface 14 Jan 2005 Launched 15 Oct 1997

  26. Earth observation from space has truly revolutionised how we view our home planet Earth Observation METOP Aeolus NovaSAR AstroSAR Lite

  27. Providing the innovation and technology to explore the solar system and unlock the secrets of the Universe. SPACE SCIENCE ExoMars Rover LISA Pathfinder Gaia BepiColumbo - Mercury Solar Orbiter

  28. Diversification 1991/2 Hutchinson Whampoa 50/50 BAe→Orange Mobile 1989/90 PCN Licence, British Aerospace Communications (Microtel)

  29. Project Boreas (2004-2006)

  30. Project Icarus (2006- )

  31. Project 2033 The Next Visionary In the year 2033, at the 100th anniversary of the BIS, what will be the state of space exploration?

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