British Interplanetary Society

British Interplanetary Society

Abbreviation	BIS
Formation	1933
Legal status	Non-profit organisation
Purpose	UK space advocacy, promotion of astronautics research
Location	27/29 South Lambeth Road, Vauxhall, London, SW8 1SZ
Region served	UK
Membership	Anyone with an interest in space
President	Alistair Scott
Affiliations	International Astronautical Federation
Website	bis-space.com

The British Interplanetary Society (BIS), founded in Liverpool in 1933 by Philip E. Cleator,^[1] is the oldest existing space advocacy organisation in the world. Its aim is exclusively to support and promote astronautics and space exploration.