Chicago Society for Space Studies events, activities, and meetings are reported on in our blog in the
Meetings and Events category with the most recent postings shown below. In addition, our meetings are announced in our Spacewatch newsletter.
2008 Holiday Party and Space Solar Power Presentation
The Chicago Society for Space Studies 2008 Holiday Party will be held on Sunday, November 30 2008 at the Morton Grove Library. This event is free and open to the public. The party starts at 2:00pm and will feature a presentation exploring the use of space-based solar power satellites as a way to meet the world’s growing demand for energy in an environmentally friendly way.
Chicago Society for Space Studies 2007 Activities
During 2007, the Chicago Society for Space Studies has either sponsored or participated in the following activities. Date Activity Description 01/30/2007 Public Advocacy, The Outer Planets: Missions and Discoveries, Roselle Public Library, Roselle IL Jim Kovac gave a...
Chicago Society for Space Studies 2006 Activities
During 2006, the Chicago Society for Space Studies has either sponsored or participated in the following activities. Date Activity Description 01/22/2006 Board Meeting, Omega Restaurant, Niles IL Discussion of future events and membership drive. 01/26/2006 Public...
Review of the 2006 International Space Development Conference – Opening Day
Figure 1. One of three exhibit areas at the 2006 NSS ISDC The first International Space Development Conference (ISDC) I attended was in 1989. It was held here in Chicago and the Chicago Society for Space Studies was one of its principal cosponsors. Since then I've...
FermiLab Field Trip
In March, the CSSS field trip was to the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory located in Batavia. Fermilab’s mission is the goal of high-energy physics: to learn what the universe is made of and how it works. Fermilab builds and operates the facilities that high-energy physicists need to do forefront research, and develops new accelerator technology for the experiments of the future.