During 2018, the Chicago Society for Space Studies either sponsored or participated in the following activities.
| Category | Event Name | Venue | Date |
| Newsletter | CSSS Spacewatch: March | 03/24/18 | |
| Newsletter | CSSS Spacewatch: June | 06/19/18 | |
| Newsletter | CSSS Spacewatch: December | 11/26/18 | |
| Social Media | CSSS Facebook Page | 12/31/18 | |
| Social Media | CSSS Pinterest Page | 12/31/18 | |
| Public Presentation | Fantastic Space Discoveries and Where to Find Them: The Search for Planet 9 | Sunnydale Elementary School, Streamwood IL | 03/22/18 |
| Public Presentation | New Horizons: Exploring Pluto and Beyond | Boy Scouts Troop, Carol Stream IL | 04/02/18 |
| Public Presentation | Fantastic Space Discoveries and Where to Find Them: Sample Workshop at Harper CE | Harper College Continuing ED, Palatine IL | 04/14/18 |
| Public Presentation | Updated Cassini-Huygens Mission to Saturn | Three Crowns Park Retirement Community, Evanston IL | 04/17/18 |
| Public Presentation | Mysteries of the Cosmos – Life Beyond Earth – Searching for Alien Life | Harper College Continuing ED, Palatine IL | 04/21/18 |
| Public Presentation | Mysteries of the Cosmos – Mars & Venus | Naperville Astronomical Association, Naperville IL | 05/01/18 |
| Public Presentation | Mysteries of the Cosmos: Beyond the Observable Universe | Prospect Heights Public Library, Prospect Heights IL | 05/17/18 |
| Public Presentation | MarsExploration Rover Status Update — June 2018 Dust Storm to NSA Club | Northwest Suburban Astronomers, Arlington Heights IL | 06/14/18 |
| Public Presentation | Mysteries of the Cosmos: The Possibility of Life on the Moons of Jupiter and Saturn | Prospect Heights Public Library, Prospect Heights IL | 07/19/18 |
| Public Presentation | Mysteries of the Cosmos – Life Beyond Earth – Searching for Alien Life | Elmhurst College, Elmhurst IL | 07/20/18 |
| Public Presentation | Mysteries of the Cosmos: Mars & Venus | Fox Lake District Library, Ingleside IL | 07/23/18 |
| Public Presentation | Mysteries of the Cosmos: Mars & Venus | Lake Villa Public Library, Lake Villa IL | 08/02/18 |
| Public Presentation | Fantastic Space Discoveries and Where to Find Them: Tabby’s Star and TRAPPIST-1 System | Skokie Valley Astronomers, Deerfield IL | 08/10/18 |
| Public Presentation | Volunteer for NASA exhibit at the 2018 Chicago Air & Water Show | 2018 Chicago Air & Water Show, Chicago IL | 08/18/18 |
| Public Presentation | Mysteries of the Cosmos: Life Beyond Earth – Searching for Alien Life | Northwest Suburban Astronomers, Arlington Heights IL | 08/31/18 |
| Public Presentation | Fantastic Space Discoveries and Where to Find Them: The Search for Planet 9 | Cary Area Public Library, Cary IL | 10/10/18 |
| Public Presentation | Fantastic Space Discoveries and Where to Find Them: The Search for Planet 9 and the Discovery of Proxima b | Sunnydale Elementary School, Streamwood IL | 11/15/18 |
| Public Presentation | Capture Deflect Destroy | Capricon Science Fiction Convention panel, Wheeling IL | 02/16/18 |
| Public Presentation | Pirates of the Asteroids: Who Owns ET Resources? | Capricon Science Fiction Convention panel, Wheeling IL | 02/16/18 |
| Public Presentation | What Are Acceptable Risks in Space Exploration? | Capricon Science Fiction Convention panel, Wheeling IL | 02/17/18 |
| Public Presentation | The Future of Human Space Exploration | NIRCON Northern Illinois Rocketry Conference, Woodstock IL | 02/10/18 |
| Public Presentation | Satellite Views of Earth | Astronomy Day at Harper College, Palatine IL | 04/21/18 |
| Public Presentation | Space Settlement: The Moon, Mars, and Beyond | Downers Grove Public Library, Downers Grove IL | 09/11/18 |
| Public Presentation | Volunteer for NASA exhibit at the 2018 Chicago Air & Water Show | 2018 Chicago Air & Water Show, Chicago IL | 08/19/18 |
| Public Presentation | Planet Earth as Art: The View From Space | Windycon Science Fiction Convention panel, Lombard IL | 11/10/18 |
| Public Presentation | The Future of Human Space Exploration | Windycon Science Fiction Convention panel, Lombard IL | 11/10/18 |
| Public Presentation | Talking Tesla: Elon Musk | Windycon Science Fiction Convention panel, Lombard IL | 11/10/18 |
| Public Presentation | Commercial Asteroid Mining | Windycon Science Fiction Convention panel, Lombard IL | 11/10/18 |
| Public Presentation | We Spy in Peace?: SETI | Windycon Science Fiction Convention panel, Lombard IL | 11/11/18 |
| Public Presentation | Factors Impacting the Sustainability of a Cislunar Economy | ISDC 2018, Los Angeles CA | 05/26/18 |
| Public Presentation | ISDC 2018 Universalization Debate | ISDC 2018, Los Angeles CA | 05/26/18 |
| Public Presentation | The History of the Universe Starting with the Big Bang | Life Long Learning Institute, Batavia Public Library, Batavia IL | 07/18/18 |
| Public Presentation | The Space Elevator: From Science Fiction to Engineering | Kiwanis Club of Aurora, Aurora IL | 08/14/18 |
| Public Presentation | Moving Into Space short course | Hub88, Naperville IL | 11/26/18 |
| Public Program | The History of the Universe Starting with the Big Bang | Chicago Society for Space Studies Meeting, Schaumburg IL | 06/24/18 |
| Public Presentation | The History of the Universe Starting with the Big Bang | Regional Gathering of Mensa, Delavan WI | 04/28/18 |
| Public Presentation | How Close is the Singularity Now? | Regional Gathering of Mensa, Delavan WI | 04/29/18 |
| Public Presentation | The Space Elevator: From Science Fiction to Engineering | Rotary Club of Illinois, Schiller Park IL | 06/14/18 |
| Public Program | The History of the Space Program | Chicago Society for Space Studies meeting, Schaumburg IL | 04/22/18 |
| Public Program | 2018 Space Year in Review Program and Annual Space Party | Chicago Society for Space Studies meeting, Schaumburg IL | 12/02/18 |
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