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.
Who says we can’t afford going back to the Moon — or on to Mars and Beyond?
A Lunar base with astronauts exploring with their rover By Ned Dodds, 4/18/2008 When you come right down to it, the bottom line isn't the bottom line. Space exploration is not about the cost. And it’s not about fixing all our problems at home first either. That's an...
Chicago Society for Space Studies Speakers Bureau Welcomes Kent Nebergall
The Chicago Society for Space Studies (CSSS) has just added a sixth member to its CSSS Speakers Bureau. Our new speaker is CSSS member Kent Nebergall who in 2004 won the Kepler Prize for Mars Mission Design from the Mars Society and was later part of Mars Desert...
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 Vice President Jim Plaxco Receives National Space Society 2007 Award for Excellence
Chicago Society for Space Studies Sponsors Vice President Jim Plaxco was presented with the National Space Society’s 2007 Award for Excellence at the International Space Development Conference’s Gala Banquet.
Testimony on the Commercial Development of Lunar Resources
Testimony on the Commercial Development of Lunar Resources By Harrison Schmitt, Chairman Of Interlune-Intermars Initiative, Inc. and Apollo 17 Astronaut before the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee’s Subcommittee on Science, Technology and Space on November 06, 2003.
Why We Do And Must Go Into Space
The short answer — more than three decades after Apollo 11 landed on the Moon — to why we go into Space is “we must.”
Those who say that manned space flight is “a bust,” or “unnecessary,” are depressingly shortsighted. They miss the whole point.
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...
We Support Space Exploration Because
Following are statements made by members of the Chicago Society for Space Studies in response to a call to members asking why they support space exploration. If you are not a CSSS member, then visit our Membership page to find out how you can become a member of the...
Gemini: Stepping Stones to the Moon
A glimpse of America's cautious journey through the space race By Nicki Timian, Nov. 30, 2006 The lecture, Gemini: Stepping Stones to the Moon, given on Wednesday night at the Alder Planetarium and delivered by Jim Plaxco of the Chicago Society for Space Studies, was...