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British Interplanetary Society

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The British Interplanetary Society (BIS) is a space advocacy organization founded in Liverpool in 1933 by Philip E. Cleator. It is the oldest existing space advocacy organization in the world, and its aim is exclusively to support and promote astronautics and space exploration. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Agency Type
British space advocacy organization, the oldest existing space advocacy organisation in the world 1
Founded Year
1933 1
Headquarters
London, United Kingdom 1
Head
Philip E. Cleator, Founder 1
Founder and first head, 1933. The writer Arthur C. Clarke later served as a well-known chairman of the society.
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1. Wikipedia: British Interplanetary Society
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  • Lead paragraph, sentence 1
    founded in Liverpool in 1933 by Philip E. Cleator, is the oldest existing space advocacy organisation in the world
  • Structure section, first paragraph
    It is a non-profit organisation with headquarters in London and is financed by members' contributions.
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