2022 Year in Review

2022 Year in Review

For Chicago Society for Space Studies (CSSS), the year 2022 featured a number of successes. One of these successes was being the recipient of the National Space Society’s Chapter Excellence Award. Central to receiving this award was the educational outreach activities of the Chicago Society for Space Studies Speakers Bureau.

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NASA Mars 2020 Helicopter Ingenuity Review

NASA Mars 2020 Helicopter Ingenuity Review

On June 11, 2022 the Mars helicopter, Ingenuity, finished its 29th flight, surpassing its preplanned 5 flights. At 15 months, Ingenuity is well beyond its original one month mission. NASA is preparing Ingenuity for its first winter on Mars by changing its operations to accommodate dropping temperature. The cold cycling each night is a real threat to the crafts’ electronics…

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