GoKawiilBritish Interplanetary Society reflects long history of speculative Mars settlement plans
A visit to the British Interplanetary Society's London headquarters, the world's oldest space advocacy group founded in 1933, finds members like 71-year-old fellow Jerry Stone still preoccupied with the prospect of human missions to Mars. The society's library holds decades' worth of books and speculative literature on Martian exploration, propulsion systems and colonization schemes.
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The account illustrates how enthusiasm for Mars settlement has persisted across generations of space advocates, often outpacing the technical and political realities of achieving it. This history could offer useful context for evaluating current commercial and governmental Mars ambitions, suggesting that today's proposals build on a long tradition of unfulfilled speculation rather than being wholly novel.
- The British Interplanetary Society, founded in 1933, is the world's oldest space advocacy organization.
- Members like Jerry Stone view a crewed Mars landing as a major milestone for humanity.
- The society's library contains decades of Mars-focused speculative literature and mission proposals.
Source: noemamag.com — Henry Wismayer, 2026-09-27
Published there as: “The Mars Delusion”
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