BIS Evening Lecture: A Visit to Starbase, or: How to Lose Your License Plate in Texas
£0.00 – £10.00Price range: £0.00 through £10.00
BIS Evening Lecture
The Centaur Rocket Stage: Seven Decades of Innovation with Harrison West
Speaker: Harrison West
Date: Monday 5th October 2026 @ 19.00 BST
Venue: BIS Headquarters, 27/29 South Lambeth Road, Vauxhall, London, SW8 1SZ, and Online on Zoom
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Join us at the BIS for an interesting in-person lecture at our London HQ, with live online access available via Zoom for those attending remotely. Whether you join us in the room or from anywhere in the world, you will be part of a dynamic and engaging event. Kindly note that this event will be recorded and, by attending, you consent to being included in the recording.
Advance registration is required to attend. Tickets are limited, and events often fill quickly, so we encourage early booking to avoid disappointment.
Members and Fellows can claim their complimentary ticket by selecting “BIS Member/Fellow” during booking, and completing the checkout process.
Once registered, you will receive a confirmation email with your ticket and full joining instructions, including your Zoom access link. A reminder will also be sent on the day of the event.
Explore this and other upcoming events on our website: Events
Become a BIS member to enjoy exclusive benefits, including discounts and free access to selected lectures and events: Membership
Description
SpaceX launches at Starbase, Texas are planned to dramatically increase in frequency over the next few years. Father and son Colin and Henry Philp took a journey to the southernmost tip of the state and visited the site in August 2025 to see the stacking of Starship on its Super Heavy booster close-up, followed by the launch of Starship Flight 10 on 26 August.
Join them for a detailed insight into their visit to the launch site, its infrastructure and the dramatic launch itself.
Colin Philp is President of the BIS and a lifelong space enthusiast. A child of the Apollo era, he watched the moon landings on TV as a very young, very distant participant. Colin is a former professional photographer.
Henry Philp is a BIS Member and a graduate aerospace engineer specialising in propulsion. He is a fellow space enthusiast who grew up at the end of the Space Shuttle era and has followed the new space age with interest. Henry has written regularly for SpaceFlight magazine and is co-running a project to develop a rocket engine.
