History
The journal was established in 1934 whenh the British Interplanetary Society was founded. The inaugural editorial stated:
The ultimate aim of the society, of course, is the conquest of space and thence interplanetary travel.....(the) immediate task is the stimulation of public interest in the subject of interplanetary travel and the dissemination of knowledge concerning the true nature of the difficulties which as present hinder its achievements.
The first issue was only a six-page pamphlet, but has the distinction of being the world's oldest surviving astronautical publication.
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