Home District Space Policy Activism Blitz in Illinois
In 2014, Chicago Society for Space Studies (CSSS) members and officers took part in the Alliance for Space Development / National Space Society / Space Frontier Foundation Home District Blitz. It is now 2016 and once again elections are around the corner and once again CSSS is calling for volunteers to participate in the Home District Blitz.
Go For Launch! – Deerfield IL Student Registration Discount
Chicago Society for Space Studies members and friends have just been extended a 75% discount on student registration for the Go For Launch! program that will be held at Deerfield High School for June 28-30, 2016. Go For Launch! is a 3-day program (8 hours per day)...
A Space Policy Discussion with Libertarian Presidential Candidate Gary Johnson
Elected to be an Illinois delegate to the Libertarian Party National Convention as a delegate supporting the Gary Johnson candidacy, I was presented with multiple opportunities to speak with former Governor Johnson over the course of the convention. Most of my discussions with him dealt with the commercial space aspects of national space policy.
CSSS 2015 Public Space Meetings
The Chicago Society for Space Studies sponsored and hosted the following free public events/meetings during 2015 as a part of our mission to promote the public’s understanding of space exploration.
Larry Bartoszek Joins Speakers Bureau
The Chicago Society for Space Studies (CSSS) wishes to welcome Larry Bartoszek as the newest member of the CSSS Speakers Bureau. Larry Bartoszek, who spoke at a CSSS meeting last year and at the St. Louis Gateway to Space Conference last fall, for which CSSS was a...
Chicago Society for Space Studies Receives National Space Society Award of Special Merit For Speaker Programs
At the 2015 International Space Development Conference in Toronto, Canada, the Chicago Society for Space Studies was presented with the National Space Society’s Award of Special Merit For Speaker Programs. The award was presented during the NSS Governors Dinner.
SPACE Act Passes Congress With Little Help From Illinois
The SPACE (Spurring Private Aerospace Competitiveness and Entrepreneurship) Act passed in the U.S. House of Representatives on May 21. CSSS congratulates the House of Representatives for passing this pro-space legislation.
Back to the Moon for Good – Google LUNAR XPRIZE Video
Still from Back to the Moon for Good The X-Prize Foundation has created an exciting full-dome planetarium show titled Back To the Moon for Good which X-Prize has made available online. The video runs 25 minutes and is narrated by actor Tim Allen. The centerpiece of...
CSSS 2014 Public Space Meetings
The Chicago Society for Space Studies sponsored and hosted the following free public events/meetings during 2014 as a part of our mission to promote the public’s understanding of space exploration.
Space Settlement Art Gallery
Illustration: A solar-powered mass-driver. This is a solar-powered mass-driver, an electromagnetic linear accelerator. It can be utilized as a reaction engine which can use literally anything for fuel (even ground-up chunks of Space Shuttle External Tanks). The...