Illustration of the B.I.S. 1939 lunar lander on the moon by David A. Hardy, 1957.
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Multi-stage solid-fuel rocket and lunar lander for the 1939 B.I.S. plan
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‘David strives for astronomical accuracy in his work, consulting all of the latest reports and findings and working them into his illustrations. In 1952, when David was 15, there were no rocketships, no space probes, no space telescopes. What little was known about the Moon and other planets was restricted to ground-based astronomy. Nevertheless, David turned out this illustration of a Moon landing for a proposed British Interplanetary Society project.’ ‘The lander is stunningly LEM-like for its time; it would be nearly another 6 years before Sputnick would beep around the world, 17 before Apollo 11. This is also David’s first published work, appearing in a local newspaper along with the title “David Has Some High Ideas.”’ https://discoveryenterprise.wordpress.com/category/british-interplanetary-society/ http://amazingstoriesmag.com/articles/retrospective-david-a-hardy-the-king-of-space-art/
In #FEBRUARY 1952
#Illustration showing the lunar module for the 1950 lunar mission plan of the #BIS - #BritishInterPlanetarySociety - a revision of that of 1939
David A. Hardey, February 1952
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at work inside
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BIS ‘Megaroc’ man-carrying rocket. R.A. Smith. 1946. image from https://www.bis-space.com/what-we-do/projects/megaroc
the launch of test pilot Eric Brown on a sub-orbital mission in 1949. The project was denied funding.
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Astronaut Manoeuvres in Space with a Hand-held Jet. R.A. Smith (BIS). 1949.
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from Arthur C. Clarke, “What Will Will We Do with the Moon?” Popular Science, April 1952 http://dreamsofspace.blogspot.it/2012_10_01_archive.html
from Arthur C. Clarke, “What Will Will We Do with the Moon?” Popular Science, April 1952 http://dreamsofspace.blogspot.it/2012_10_01_archive.html
The 1950 Lunar Spaceship preparing to take off - with cutaway drawing. R. A. Smith.
‘Four legs serve as both launching ramp and landing gear. The ship lands backwards, its fall slowed by rocket braking.’
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Illustration by R. A. Smith Image from https://vauxhallhistory.org/the-space-art-of-ralph-smith-in-vauxhall/
Illustration by David A. Hardey. February 1952. https://discoveryenterprise.wordpress.com/category/british-interplanetary-society/.
The 1950 Lunar Spaceship landing on the Moon
Illustrations by R. A. Smith & David A. Hardey
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Assembly of the BIS Space Station. Illustration by R. A. Smith, which won an award from *The Perspectivist* magazine.
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‘In 1948 Harry Ross and Ralph Smith designed a space station, based on a original concept by H. Noordung, which he described as a “Wohnrad” or “Living Wheel”, in his 1928 book “The Problem with Space Travel”.’ The design was a single unit with three main features. The first was a 30 m diameter living quarters. The second feature was a 60 m diameter mirror in the form of a parabolic annulus. This would collect the equivalent of 3900 kW of solar energy, of which a maximum of nearly 1000 kW might be usable. Water or mercury would be heated in ring-main of pipers at the circular focus of the mirror driving either turbo-generators housed in blisters space around the circumference of the living quarters. ...’ Image & text from https://www.bis-space.com/what-we-do/projects/bis-space-station
‘... The black condenser tubes of this circuit, together with the radiators for the air and temperature conditioning plant were on the back of the station. The habitat of the station consisted of two concentric galleries, having a total length of 140 m. Sunlight would be admitted through rings of windows in the mirror. The galleries would be subdivided into rooms, laboratories, workshops, passageways. There would be automatically closing bulkheads to limit the damage caused by meteor penetration or other accident. It was suggested that a permanent astronaut staff of 24 people would be required. The large ‘hub’ of the station would house the air and water storage and reclamation plant, the radio gear and the attitude and spin control “reaction flywheels”.’ Image & text from https://www.bis-space.com/what-we-do/projects/bis-space-station
BIS Orbital Space Station concept by H. A. Ross and R. A. Smith in 1949.
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Image from https://vauxhallhistory.org/the-space-art-of-ralph-smith-in-vauxhall/ ‘In a November 1949 symposium, Harry Ross presented a paper on the “Lunar Space-Suit”. Ross had examined the problem of a 68 kg lunar space suit (equivalent to 11 kg on the Moon) which could be worn for up to 12 hours, within the temperature range of 120 degrees to minus 150 degrees Celsius, representing night and day. The suit design was a 4-ply, made up of a thin exterior skin of closely woven cloth. It had a 1 cm layer of cellular heat-resisting material (Kapok, wool, felt et cetera) and a 1-2 mm main airtight sheath of fabric-backed natural or synthetic rubber. It also had an interior lining of non-hygroscopic material, mainly for comfort and to manage contact between the rubber and skin and absorption of the water-vapour. ...’
Image from https://www.reddit.com/r/RetroFuturism/comments/nnycul/british_lunar_spacesuit_design_1947/ '... The exterior of the lunar space suit was to be a highly burnished metallic film, designed to reflect as much heat as possible. The chest and thigh areas were to be given an external matt-black finish to permit radiation manage heat loss. Operation of the suit during the lunar day would require further cooling through the use of a low boiling liquid such as Ammonia or water – which would vaporise to space through a thermostatic valve. The helmet was to be a light, rigid double-shell structure, with the inner a bright alloy metal and the outer a plastic with burnished metal coating. Lateral vision of 180 degrees was proposed with a minimal vertical extension in order to minimise heat gain or loss. ...' https://www.bis-space.com/what-we-do/projects/the-lunar-space-suit
Image from https://www.reddit.com/r/RetroFuturism/comments/nnycul/british_lunar_spacesuit_design_1947/ '... The exterior of the lunar space suit was to be a highly burnished metallic film, designed to reflect as much heat as possible. The chest and thigh areas were to be given an external matt-black finish to permit radiation manage heat loss. Operation of the suit during the lunar day would require further cooling through the use of a low boiling liquid such as Ammonia or water – which would vaporise to space through a thermostatic valve. The helmet was to be a light, rigid double-shell structure, with the inner a bright alloy metal and the outer a plastic with burnished metal coating. Lateral vision of 180 degrees was proposed with a minimal vertical extension in order to minimise heat gain or loss. ...' https://www.bis-space.com/what-we-do/projects/the-lunar-space-suit
BIS (British Interplanetary Society) lunar spacesuit developed by H. E. Ross and R. A. Smith. 1945-1950.
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: ‘Philip Ellaby Cleator (1908–1994, born in Wallasey, England, U.K.) founded the British Interplanetary Society (BIS) in 1933.’ National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution. ‘As a young office worker in the Liverpool area, Cleator was inspired by science fiction movies and news of the rocket societies, especially the American Interplanetary Society. He founded the British Interplanetary Society (BIS) in 1933. In 1936 he published the first book in Britain on the topic, Rockets Through Space: The Dawn of Interplanetary Travel. The BIS became the world’s most important space advocacy society from the mid-1930s on.’ https://pioneersofflight.si.edu/content/philip-ellaby-cleator-0
image from https://io9.gizmodo.com/the-union-jack-on-the-moon-1262867212 '...the booster consisted of 2,490 [powder] rockets, which were shed as soon as they were exhausted. Thus, a kind of 'infinite' staging was used to compensate for the very low specific impulse of the motors. The hexagonal booster was 6 meters in diameter & 32 meters long, with a lift-off mass of 1112 metric tons. Launch was from a flooded caisson in a high-altitude lake near the equator. The one metric ton spacecraft delivered a crew of three to the lunar surface... Following re-entry in the earth's atmosphere, a parachute was used for final descent. Oddly, heating during ascent through the atmosphere was seen as a real problem, while re-entry on return was considered trivial... Therefore, a jettisonable ceramic shield protected the spacecraft from heating...during ascent, while no heat shield was considered necessary for return.' http://www.astronautix.com/b/bislunarlander.html
#OTD-Oct 13-in 1933
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#BritishInterplanetarySociety (#BIS) founded thru the efforts of #PhilipEllabyCleator (1908-1994) Liverpool, his enthusiasm fired by science fiction & news of such rocket societies as the #AmericanInterplanetarySociety & the #VereinfürRaumschiffahrt.
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In 1948 #HarryRoss and #RalphSmith of the #BritishInterplanetarySociety (B.I.S.) would design a space station to have a staff of 24 astronauts based on Noordung’s proposal:
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The late Ken Gatland may not be as famous as Ray Bradbury, but the two writers had much in common sharing dreams of “rocket summers” and expeditions to other worlds - read the full micro blog here: tinyurl.com/3p8zb5d2
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The overlap of fact and fiction: one of “Analog’s” famous magazine covers echoes "Project Daedalus” – a 1970s study by the British Interplanetary Society to design a plausible un-crewed interstellar probe...read in full here:
tinyurl.com/486xjfd5
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The BIS is the oldest Society in the world devoted to all things space related - its advocacy, exploration, history and cultural impact. Please help us grow our membership with this special offer to all under 25s! New members of all ages welcome. #BritishInterplanetarySociety #Odyssey #BIS
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(#1) Farscapes of the Imagination: From the BIS Archives – the Pioneer Artists: BIS member Arthur C. Clarke admires some of Chesley Bonestell’s paintings. @nick-stevens.com @artistburns.bsky.social #BritishInterplanetarySociety @bsfa.bsky.social @heinleinsociety.org #BIS #Odyssey #scifi
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Want to know more about the history of a British think-tank that in many ways beat NASA to the moon with designs for lunar spacecraft and spacesuits? Don’t miss your chance to get the updated story. tinyurl.com/yxrhyzp8 @stevesalmon.bsky.social @artistburns.bsky.social #BritishInterplanetarySociety
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The father of the communications satellite: picture of Arthur C. Clarke by kind permission of his official biographer Neil McAleer and the Sir Arthur C. Clarke Estate. @stevesalmon.bsky.social #BritishInterplanetarySociety @bsfa.bsky.social @heinleinsociety.org @sffoundation.bsky.social
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The world before and after the premiere of "2001: A Space Odyssey." Two different universes. @stevesalmon.bsky.social @artistburns.bsky.social @bsfa.bsky.social @sffoundation.bsky.social @heinleinsociety.org #scifi #BritishInterplanetarySociety #BIS @scifiart.bsky.social @scifiscavenger.bsky.social
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"From imagination to reality..." In the latest SpaceFlight magazine: Sunbird rises: British nuclear propulsion firm Pulsar Fusion unveiled its interplanetary transfer vehicle propelled by fusion power. @cliftop.bsky.social @stevesalmon.bsky.social
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#1 Reasons to join the BIS: “Space Chronicle,” one of the Society’s four key publications, edited by David J. Shayler. Latest issue out now! #Odyssey #BIS_Odyssey #Space #BIS #BritishInterplanetarySociety #history #ESA
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Odyssey Conjectures: The Space Station and the Underground Station collide: the Old World and the New, as it must have seemed back in 1968: what happened to the future?
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Illustration of the B.I.S. 1939 lunar lander on the moon by David A. Hardy, 1957.
#spacetravel #BIS #BritishInterplanetarySociety #moonmission #lunarlander
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Multi-stage solid-fuel rocket and lunar lander for the 1939 B.I.S. plan
#spacetravel #BIS #BritishInterplanetarySociety #moonmission #lunarlander
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Reflections on the BIS motto: "From imagination to reality"...it's pretty close. #Odyssey #BIS_Odyssey
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From the Odyssey archives: in issue 4 (June 2011) we paid tribute to lifelong BIS member, Patrick Moore: Patrick joined the BIS while still a teenager and remembered being greeted at his first meeting by an equally young Arthur C. Clarke.
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Thank you ❤️ @markstewart2001.bsky.social
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"SpaceFlight" magazine AKA "The Interplanetary Express." In the April issue stops include Venus and the Moon. Also an interview with ESA astronaut John McFall. Free to BIS members.
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Artist Jackie Burns' remarkable depiction of an iconic spacecraft. We will be featuring more of Jackie's work in future editions of Odyssey. #art #Odyssey #BIS_Odyssey #space #SpaceCulture #sciencefiction
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