Nuclear Propulsion for Manned Mars Missions
Illustration of a Mars transit habitat and nuclear propulsion system that could one day take astronauts to Mars. Credit: NASA Planning for a manned mission to Mars is on hold due to concerns regarding the health impacts of radiation exposure. Using conventional...
SpaceX, Blue Origin, and Space Tourism: A World Space Week Webinar
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,...
Chicago Society for Space Studies Receives Speaker Outreach Award
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 strength...
What Horticulture and Space Exploration Can Learn from Each Other
The Netherlands is the second largest exporter of vegetables in the world, and more than half of its land area is used for agriculture with some greenhouse complexes covering 175 acres. However, to retain this leading position, the sector has acknowledged that it needs to keep innovating.
The Five Lagrange Points: L1, L2, L3, L4, and L5
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.
Water and Air Consumption Aboard Interstellar Arks
The architecture of a large interstellar spaceship, which is capable of serving as a living environment for a population over many generations, is mainly dictated by the needs of said population in terms of food, water and breathable gases
World Ships: Feasibility and Rationale
World ships are hypothetical, large, self-contained spacecraft for crewed interstellar travel, taking centuries to reach other stars. Due to their crewed nature, size, and long trip times, the feasibility of world ships faces an additional set of challenges compared to interstellar probes.
CSSS and HAL5 Present Planet Earth as Art – The View from Space
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...
Space Settlement: Robots versus Humans
The February 2020 meeting of the Chicago Society for Space Studies will feature the presentation Space Settlement: Robots versus Humans
Chicago Society for Space Studies Speakers Bureau Article in SciTech Europa
The Chicago Society for Space Studies Speakers Bureau was the subject of an article in SciTech Europa, a quarterly European science and technology publication.