Nov 17, 2020 | Space Economics, Space Settlement
By Jim Plaxco, President, Chicago Society for Space Studies Based on a presentation given at the 2020 Lunar Development Conference In considering the Moon as a future economic resource there are a number of factors that must be considered when evaluating the economic...
Sep 30, 2020 | Commercial Space, Meetings and Events, National Space Society, Space Tourism
What impact will SpaceX and Blue Origin have on the space tourism industry? What is the state of the space tourism industry? To address the various issues associated with space tourism, the chapters of the National Space Society will be hosting the webinar SpaceX,...
Aug 1, 2020 | Space News, Speakers Bureau
At the National Space Society’s Virtual Town Hall meeting of Thursday, July 30 2020, Chicago Society for Space Studies (CSSS)received the National Space Society’s Excellence in Speaker Outreach Chapter Award. CSSS was presented with this award based on the...
Jun 29, 2020 | Space Development, Space Education
Illustration: The Five Lagrange Points When the Chicago Society for Space Studies was started 43 years ago (then known as the Chicago Society for Space Settlement), there was much talk about using the Lagrange points for space development. Lagrange points are a family...
Jun 18, 2020 | Meetings and Events, National Space Society, Space News
The next meeting of the Chicago Society for Space Studies will be a joint online meeting of the Chicago Society for Space Studies and the Huntsville Alabama L5 (HAL5) Society (HAL5.org), a fellow chapter of the National Space Society. The meeting will be held Thursday...
