Journal of the British Interplanetary Society
- Journal of the British Interplanetary Society
The "Journal of the British Interplanetary Society" ("JBIS") is a technical scientific journal, first published in 1934. JBIS is concerned with space science and space technology. The journal is edited and published monthly in the United Kingdom by the British Interplanetary Society.
Milestones
In 1982, planetologist Christopher McKay was the first person to use the word terraforming in a published journal article in an article called "Terraforming Mars". [cite journal|journal=Journal of the British Interplanetary Society| first=Christopher| last=McKay| title=Terraforming Mars| year=1982]
The term applied planetology has also been used in JBIS. [http://books.google.com/books?id=2DJWAAAAMAAJ&q=%22applied+planetology%22&dq=%22applied+planetology%22&lr=&pgis=1]
References
External links
* [http://www.bis-spaceflight.com/ British Interplanetary Society Website]
* [http://www.bis-spaceflight.com/jbis.htm/ Journal of the British Interplanetary Society web page]
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