Assembly of the BIS Space Station. Illustration by R. A. Smith, which won an award from *The Perspectivist* magazine.
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The 1950 Lunar Spaceship landing on the Moon
Illustrations by R. A. Smith & David A. Hardey
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Astronaut Manoeuvres in Space with a Hand-held Jet. R.A. Smith (BIS). 1949.
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BIS website www.bis-space.com

Reconstituted after the war, the BIS grew into a leading force in #astronautics advocacy and research. New designs included a redesigned moon rocket, a revised moon lander, a space station, a space suit and a lunar base.
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the B.I.S. developed rigorous & systematic technical plans for #spaceexploration, complete also with rocket, lunar module & space suit, expanding on projects they had developed in the late 1930s (drawings & illustrations by #RASmith).
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the launch of test pilot Eric Brown on a sub-orbital mission in 1949. The project was denied funding.
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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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BIS Orbital Space Station concept by H. A. Ross and R. A. Smith in 1949.
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BIS (British Interplanetary Society) lunar spacesuit developed by H. E. Ross and R. A. Smith. 1945-1950.
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Members soon included science fiction writer #ArthurCClarke and architect, designer & illustrator R. A. (Ralph) Smith. In 1937, the headquarters was transferred to London & by 1939 a project for a moon landing with solid-fueled rocket & lander had been developed.
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the B.I.S. developed rigorous & systematic technical plans for #spaceexploration, complete also with rocket, lunar module & space suit, expanding on projects they had developed in the late 1930s (drawings & illustrations by #RASmith).
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