The British Interplanetary Society (BIS) promotes the exploration and use of space for the benefit of humanity, by connecting people to create, educate and inspire, and advance knowledge in all aspects of astronautics. The BIS is Britain’s leading think-tank on international space development. The BIS organises lectures and conferences, it produces general and technical publications, it brings its members together to network and cooperate on projects, it informs space policy, and it represents the UK in space activities throughout the world. Its international membership is also represented in some cases by its international branches like BIS-italia who specializes in unique educational activities about space exploration and space engineering.