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.
U.S. Space Policy Meeting with U.S. Congressional Candidate Chris Dargis
On August 1 2022 Chicago Society for Space Studies President Jim Plaxco met with Chris Dargis, Republican congressional candidate for the IL 8th congressional district to discuss the Alliance for Space Development 2022 space policy positions.
2022 Space Year in Review Program Meeting
The December 2022 free public meeting of Chicago Society for Space Studies (CSSS) will feature CSSS Vice President Larry Boyle giving his 2022 Space Year in Review presentation.
The Prospects for Mars Space Tourism
(This document was created in 2020 for reference use as a part of an entry in the Mars Society's Mars City State Design Competition.) In addressing the question of the size and value of an Earth → Mars tourism industry for the Mars City State Design Competition, there...
Chicago Society for Space Studies Sponsors SEDS Spacevision Conference
Chicago Society for Space Studies (CSSS) is proud to be a sponsor of SpaceVision - the annual conference of the Students for the Exploration and Development of Space (SEDS). This year's SpaceVision is being held at Ida Noyes Hall at the University of Chicago on...
James Webb Space Telescope First Science Images Presentation
The July CSSS meeting will feature CSSS Vice President Larry Boyle giving his presentation James Webb Space Telescope: First Science Images
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…
National Space Society 2022 Chapter Excellence Award
Chicago Society for Space Studies was presented with the National Space Society’s Chapter Excellence Award at the 2022 International Space Development Conference.
Enriching Student Experiences through Student Debates on Space Policy
By Frances Dellutri, NSS director of Education and CSSS Speakers Bureau Speaker National Space Society’s SpacEdge Education has presented an exciting program that involves students debating critical topics on space policy and good governance as we prepare for rapid...
Annual Space Conferences and Conventions
Annual Space Conferences and Conventions lists and identifies many of the space-related conferences held in the U.S. and around the world.