Jul 21, 2017 | Space News, Space Policy
As a previous participant in the Alliance for Space Development Home District Blitz, the Chicago Society for Space Studies is supporting the 2017 August Home District Blitz and is seeking volunteers from Illinois to join our efforts to promote space development. The...
Sep 2, 2016 | Space Policy
Space Policy Blitz 2016 with (from left to right) Jim Plaxco, Representative Randy Hultgren, and Andrew Gasser Sept. 02 2016 In July, Chicago Society for Space Studies issued a call for volunteers to participate in the Alliance for Space Development’s 2016...
Jul 7, 2016 | Space News, Space Policy
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. CSSS representatives visited with three United States Representatives and...
Jun 3, 2016 | Meetings and Events, Space News, Space Policy
Former Governor Gary Johnson (right) and CSSS President Jim Plaxco (left) at the Libertarian Party National Convention By Jim Plaxco, June 03 2016 Elected to be an Illinois delegate to the Libertarian Party National Convention as a delegate supporting the Gary Johnson...
May 22, 2015 | Commercial Space, Space News, Space Policy
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. The SPACE Act, aka H.R. 2262, aka Spurring...
Jun 18, 2008 | Lunar Bases, NASA, Space Policy
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....
