British Interplanetary Society

space advocacy organization
Organization non_governmental_organization Q981349
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British Interplanetary Society

Summary

British Interplanetary Society is a non-governmental organization[1]. It draws 891 Wikipedia views per month (non_governmental_organization category, ranking #42 of 417).[2]

Key Facts

  • British Interplanetary Society's field of work was space advocacy[3].
  • British Interplanetary Society is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • British Interplanetary Society's instance of is recorded as non-governmental organization[5].
  • British Interplanetary Society's instance of is recorded as nonprofit organization[6].
  • British Interplanetary Society's instance of is recorded as charitable organization[7].
  • British Interplanetary Society's instance of is recorded as academic publisher[8].
  • British Interplanetary Society's headquarters location is recorded as London[9].
  • British Interplanetary Society took place at 27-29 South Lambeth Road[10].
  • British Interplanetary Society's Commons category is recorded as British Interplanetary Society[11].
  • 1933 marks the founding of British Interplanetary Society[12].
  • British Interplanetary Society's location of formation is recorded as Liverpool[13].
  • British Interplanetary Society's official website is recorded as https://www.bis-space.com/[14].
  • British Interplanetary Society's main subject is interplanetary spaceflight[15].
  • British Interplanetary Society's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+3'}[16].
  • British Interplanetary Society's described by source is recorded as Fanac Fan History Project[17].
  • British Interplanetary Society's legal form is recorded as charitable organization[18].
  • British Interplanetary Society's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'BIS'}[19].
  • British Interplanetary Society's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25224', 'amount': '+543326'}[20].
  • British Interplanetary Society's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25224', 'amount': '+439262'}[21].
  • British Interplanetary Society's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25224', 'amount': '+401596'}[22].
  • British Interplanetary Society's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25224', 'amount': '+354406'}[23].
  • British Interplanetary Society's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25224', 'amount': '+423229'}[24].
  • British Interplanetary Society's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25224', 'amount': '+852801'}[25].
  • British Interplanetary Society's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25224', 'amount': '+356906'}[26].
  • British Interplanetary Society's exact match is recorded as https://findthatcharity.uk/orgid/XI-ROR-01984jp66[27].

Body

Founding

1933 marks the founding of British Interplanetary Society[12]. Its location of formation is recorded as Liverpool[13].

Identity

British Interplanetary Society's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'BIS'}[19].

Operations

British Interplanetary Society's headquarters location is recorded as London[9].

Industry

British Interplanetary Society's field of work was space advocacy[3].

Why It Matters

British Interplanetary Society draws 891 Wikipedia views per month (non_governmental_organization category, ranking #42 of 417).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . ROR release v1.19. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Charity Commission Register of Charities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Charity Commission Register of Charities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Charity Commission Register of Charities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Charity Commission Register of Charities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Charity Commission Register of Charities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Charity Commission Register of Charities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Charity Commission Register of Charities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . FindThatCharity.uk. Retrieved . findthatcharity.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'commons', 'da', 'en', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', 'he', 'id', 'ja', 'nl', '
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  2. 5w ago · NGOgo · 2026-08-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Location → 27-29 South Lambeth Road
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    Inception → +1933-00-00T00:00:00Z
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