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The BIS Space Chronicle was initially published as part of the Journal of the British Interplanetary Society (JBIS) between August 1980 and July 1986.

After a gap of 15 years, a re-launched Space Chronicle was introduced between 2002 and 2019.

Since 2020, a new, re-designed Space Chronicle has become the premier space history publication within the BIS, under the editorship of Dave Shayler.

Space Chronicle Volume 73-3 October 2020

Contents

ASTRO SCOPES
A brief history of space-borne astronomy
Michael J. Bryce

RED SEA SURVIVORS
China's approach to astronaut sea survival training
Bert Vis

SATURN'S ROCKET RIDERS
Photographing the mighty Saturn rockets in flight
Mark Yates

...AND THE FILM THAT FELL TO EARTH
The ship that recovered Apollo 4's camera pods
Joel W. Powell

ROBOTS ON THE MOON
The robotic missions of Luna 16 and 17
Brian Harvey

Space Chronicle Volume 73-2 July 2020

Contents

LIFE SUPPORT
The fascinating development of the Apollo Portable Life Support System (PLSS)
Mark Yates

STEPPING INTO THE PAST
A timely look at the potential for space archaeology
Bert Vis

TIME PEACE
The Swiss watch that became a favourite with astronauts and cosmonauts alike
Philip Corneille

THOMAS STAFFORD AIR & SPACE MUSEUM
Inside the Oklahoma museum that's a treasure trove for fans of astronautics
Samuel Benjamin

Space Chronicle Volume 73-1 April 2020

Contents

HAPPY BIRTHDAY HUBBLE
The history of NASA's iconic telescope and its four celebrated servicing missions
Michael J. Bryce

A SHOT IN THE DARK
The political significance of Chang'e 4 landing in the Von Kármán Crater
Philip Mills

LITTLE BIG SHIP
The story of the US Navy's ocean-going spacecraft hunter
Dwayne A. Day

BRIEF ENCOUNTERS
Secrets of the Soviet Union's and Russia's nuclear space programmes
Vadim Zakirov, Alan Perera-Webb, Gerald Maurice Webb and Constantine Milyaev

ONCE IN A BLUE MOON?
A review of the Japanese lunar programme in 2019
Brian Harvey