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Interstellar Propulsion Society 
Membership Division Announcement


In 1963, Dr. William Pickering, then President of the American
Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, predicted that a hundred
years hence humans will travel to other star systems at relativistic
velocities. More than thirty years have passed since Dr. Pickering's
affirmation and we are still far from achieving this lofty goal. Most
of the progress to date has been made by a relatively small group of
independent research scientists scattered around the world, working
largely in isolation.

The distances between stars are vast when compared to normal human
scales of measure. Our nearest stellar neighbor worthy of exploration,
Alpha Centauri, would take over 40 years to reach at a velocity of 10%
of the speed of light. Significant breakthroughs in physics and
technology are needed to reduce this transit time to the point where
the human race can begin exploration of our neighboring stellar
systems.

The Interstellar Propulsion Society was founded as a non-profit
organization with a single objective ... To accelerate scientific and
engineering advancements in space propulsion leading to robotic and
manned missions to other star systems at fractional light speeds,
relativistic velocities, and beyond. The Society has no other agenda.
Its sole purpose is to provide a medium for scientists and engineers
around the world to join in collaborative research efforts that advance
interstellar propulsion theory and technology.

The recent emergence of the  Internet, World Wide Web, digital library
systems, collaborative work tools and other related technologies now
provides the basis for constructing a worldwide research center in
cyberspace. Their wide availability and low cost enable participation
by research scientists with very modest means, located in distant
corners of the world. The Interstellar Propulsion Society is now
constructing this virtual research center.

The Society is supporting collaborative research through a number of
mechanisms:

* An on-line digital research library for consolidating the results from
  past and ongoing  research efforts 

* A quarterly newsletter for distribution to all members 

* A professional peer-review research journal

* A World Wide Web based newsgroup for Society members at all levels

* Participation in advanced propulsion studies with major centers 
  such as NASA 

* Collaborative research tools and support services to facilitate 
  distributed projects conducted by Society members 

* Society funded scientific research in high-risk, high-payoff
  areas

The Society is structured for three basic levels of participation, a
Professional class, a Patron class and a Corporate class. Professional
membership is designed for those who wish to participate toward the
Society's objectives through scientific and engineering contributions.
Patron membership is open to the general public, a worldwide
constituency that has a  high interest in the challenge of interstellar
travel and believes that one day it will happen. Corporate membership
is reserved for industries and institutions that are interested in
fostering the basic research that leads to the Society's objectives.

The Interstellar Propulsion Society is currently represented by eleven
different countries:

          - Argentina 
          - Australia 
          - Bahrain 
          - Canada 
          - Germany 
          - Greece 
          - Italy 
          - Poland 
          - Russia
          - United Kingdom 
          - United States

Within the next near we hope to double this number.

The Interstellar Propulsion Society is now uniquely positioned to
continue the momentum of research in advanced space propulsion. The
realization of this depends on your participation. Please join us for a
year of exciting research and activities. The Society Web site is
located at:

          http://www.tyrian.com/IPS/

The site and all of its resources are open to the general public.

Application forms for membership at all levels can be downloaded from
the Society Web site. If you currently lack Web access you may email
your request to:

          IPSmembership@tyrian.com

or mail your request to:

Interstellar Propulsion Society 
12675 Danielson Court, Suite 414 
Poway, CA 92064
USA

Regards,


Jonathan T. Hujsak 
President 
Interstellar Propulsion Society

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IPS Organizational Structure

Dr. Dana Andrews -
	Boeing Defense and Space Group 
Dr. James R. Arnold -
	University of California, San Diego 
Dr. Stanley Borowski -
	NASA Lewis Research Center 
Brice N. Cassenti -
	United technologies Research Center 
Dr. Anton M. Chernenko -
	Space Research Institute (IKI), Russia 
Dr. Robert L. Forward -
	Forward Unlimited 
Dr. Nathan J. Hoffman -
	Energy Technology Engineering Center 
Dr. Geoffrey Landis -
	Nyma Inc.  
Dr. Michael R. LaPointe -
	Horizon Technologies Development Group 
Dr. A.R. (Tony) Martin -
	AEA Technology, UK Professor 
Greg Matloff -
	NYU 
Dr. Franklin B. Mead, Jr. -
	Phillips Laboratory 
Marc Millis -
	NASA/Lewis Research Center 
Declan J. O'Donnell -
	Attorney at Law 
Dr. Gerald A. Smith -
	Pennsylvania State University 
Dr. Robert Zubrin -
	Martin Marietta Strategic Systems

Jonathan T. Hujsak, President 
Douglas Tabor, Communications Dir.
Robert W. Ryan, Secretary & CFO 
Dr. William P. Shine, Programs Dir.
Burton S. Brockett, Art & Graphics Dir.

Journal of the IPS:
	Editor in Chief: Marc Millis, NASA Lewis Research Center

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