May 1, 2026 | Lunar Bases, Lunar Resources, Space Development, Space Settlement
Over the decades there has been much written about developing the Moon, creating a permanent human presence on the Moon, and turning the Moon into a resource for the continued development of human civilization. I have no doubt that those who wrote with enthusiasm on...
Apr 26, 2026 | Meetings and Events, Space News
The Sunday May 31, 2026 open public meeting of the Chicago Society for Space Studies (CSSS) will feature CSSS Speakers Bureau member Dale Dellutri and his presentation Could We Understand an Alien Message. Assuming for the moment that we do receive a radio message...
Nov 19, 2025 | Meetings and Events, Space News
The Sunday December 14, 2025 free public meeting of the Chicago Society for Space Studies (CSSS) will feature CSSS Vice President Larry Boyle and his 2025 Space Year in Review presentation. Larry’s annual summary of the key space events of the year is an annual...
Nov 18, 2025 | Meetings and Events, Uncategorized
On January 9 and 10, 2026, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra will take audiences on a musical journey through space. For two nights only Stanley Kubrick’s iconic science fiction movie 2001: A Space Odyssey will be brought to life in a live-to-picture performance...
Jul 30, 2025 | National Space Society, Space News
Image: CSSS President Jim Plaxco (left) being presented with the NSS Chapter of the Year Award by David Stuart (right) at the Thursday banquet at the International Space Development Conference. At the 2025 NSS International Space Development Conference, Chicago...