Astro Info Service

Information Research Publications Presentations on the Human Exploration of Space Astro Info Service LimitedDouble click to editEstablished 1982 Incorporation 2003 Company No.4865911ABOUT US On these pages you can learn about the company, our services and its founder, space historian Dave Shayler FBIS (Fellow of the British Interplanetary Society) You will also find a list of our published articles and books since 1977 and below we explain the design of our company logo. Click on the buttons below to learn more about AISCompany HistoryProducts & ServicesBibliographyAbout DaveThis emblem was originally designed in 1982 by Dave Shayler and was updated to celebrate our 20th anniversary and the launch of our website. It depicts a laptop in orbit (replacing the original typewriter) representing a space writer above the Earth.The blue colour of the emblem represents our blue planet , its orientation reveals the western hemisphere and the UK, the home of AIS. The white printer paper is a link to the past and forms a launch contrail to the NASA astronaut emblem signifying human spaceflight. The yellow colour in the emblem represents the gold pin which is awarded to astronauts after making their first space flight.