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Members Newsletter – October

27 October 2023

I4is Science Fiction Book Club – Next meeting 9th NovemberFor the next meeting, the i4is SF Book Club members are considering again ‘The Road to Science Fiction Volume 3: From Heinlein to Here’ edited by James Gunn, a collection of selected short stories from the ‘Heinlein to Here’ era. We will be reading and discussing […]

Members Newsletter

21 September 2023

I4is Science Fiction Book Club – Next meeting 19th October The i4is SF Book Club members are considering again ‘The Road to Science Fiction Volume 3: From Heinlein to Here’ edited by James Gunn, a collection of selected short stories from the ‘Heinlein to Here’ era. We will be reading and discussing stories 12, Critical […]

Members Newsletter

28 July 2023

I4is Science Fiction Book Club – Next meeting 10th August I4is recently started this science fiction book club for readers and writers. Due to the worldwide nature of the i4is membership, this book club will be held once a month on Zoom. For the next meeting, the i4is SF Book Club members are considering again […]

Members Newsletter

2 July 2023

i4is Science Fiction Book Club – Next meeting 13th July I4is has recently started this science fiction book club for readers and writers. We read and discuss stories that take the eyes above and beyond the horizon, tales that inspire minds and hearts to leap from here and now to tomorrow and elsewhere. We examine […]

Members Newsletter

2 June 2023

New i4is Search Facility Using the alert database access kindly provided by our friends at the Interstellar Research Group (irg.space) we have created an enhanced search facility that searches all database fields as you type. We will be adding features to this search in the near future, including filtering by category. The database can be […]

Members Newsletter

30 April 2023

Preprints from Principium 41 for members You will also find preprints of the following P41 article in your members only pages – IRG23 Preview: 8th Interstellar Symposium, McGill University, Montreal, July 10 – 13, 2023 Cost-Optimal System Performance Maps for Laser-Accelerated Sailcraft Project Lyra: What SpaceX could do: The Way to Go and the Launcher […]

Members Newsletter

26 March 2023

The deadline to submit papers to the bi-annual Interstellar Research Group conference is now less than one month away (Abstract Submission Final Deadline, April 21) i4is will be there and we’ll be reporting in Principium and the Members Newsletter. It will take place July 10 – 13, 2023 (with pre-symposium seminars taking place) in Montreal, QC, Canada at McGill University.

Members Newsletter

8 February 2023

This is just a short message from Tam O’Neill (Membership/Infrastructure Manager for i4is) to introduce you to our latest volunteer here at i4is, Parnika Singh. Parnika has graciously taken on the role as our membership newsletter editor.

Members Newsletter

22 January 2023

Laser sail probes at ʻOumuamua

Welcome to the Members Newsletter of the Initiative and Institute for Interstellar Studies. This edition is again guest edited by John I Davies whose i4is “day job” is editing Principium quarterly and helping with educational outreach. We had an excellent candidate for the role of Content Editor for the Newsletter but she was forced to […]

Member Newsletter

19 December 2022

Welcome to the i4is member newsletter! We have a few new items since the last newsletter.

The i4is Science Fiction Anthology

25 August 2022

The time has come for the Initiative for Interstellar Studies to put together its own anthology of original short fiction on interstellar themes, with publication anticipated in 2023. We invite i4is members and those willing to join to submit their science fiction stories for consideration.

Member Newsletter

7 August 2022

Welcome to the i4is member newsletter! We have a few new items since the last newsletter.

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Members Newsletter – August

28 August 2026

Interstellar Symposium: Register Now! The Interstellar Research Group (IRG) is pleased to announce that registration is now open for the 2nd European Interstellar Symposium, taking place December 2 to 4, 2026, in Venice, Italy. This special symposia is hosted by The Venetian Institute of Sciences, Letters and Arts in association with The Interstellar Research Group and […]

How long does it take to get to the Sun/Earth L4 Point from Earth?

18 August 2026

Adam Hibberd Let’s say we eject a spacecraft with a small velocity decrement in the opposite direction to Earth’s own velocity around the Sun, what will happen to it exactly? It will stay around Earth’s heliocentric orbit since its velocity is close to Earth’s, however we shall assume that the spacecraft flies outside of Earth’s […]

What is 1998 KY26?

6 August 2026

Adam Hibberd I was recently referred to a paper by Farnocchia et al which apparently, so was it argued, contradicted the notion that 1998 KY26 could be technogenic (man made), in other words a spacecraft. For the uninitiated, 1998 KY26 has always been considered (up-to-recently at least) a Near Earth Asteroid (NEA) of some form […]

Members Newsletter – July

31 July 2026

News from i4is I4is return to the Royal Institution, London, UKTwo more of our popular workshops “Skateboards to Starships” are returning this summer to the Royal Institution, 21 Albemarle St, London W1S 4BS.24 August 2026 see https://www.rigb.org/whats-on/holiday-workshops-skateboards-starships-year-10-1325 August 2026 see https://www.rigb.org/whats-on/holiday-workshops-skateboards-starships-year-7-9 Europlanet Science Congress 2026The Europlanet Conference takes place in The Hague, The Netherlands from […]

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