Chicago Society for Space Studies events, activities, and meetings are reported on in our blog in the
Meetings and Events category with the most recent postings shown below. In addition, our meetings are announced in our Spacewatch newsletter.
Space Stations, Nuclear Propulsion, and Space Elevators Meeting
The Sunday August 23, 2026 CSSS meeting features three presentations: Report on the ISEC Study “Powering the Space Elevator”, Exoplanet Probe Deceleration using Nuclear Fusion Propulsion, and the CSSS Commercial Space Station Design Cost Web App. The meeting is free and open to the public.
Could We Understand an Alien Message?
The Sunday May 31, 2026 open public meeting of the Chicago Society for Space Studies (CSSS) will feature CSSS Speakers Bureau member Dale Dellutri and his presentation Could We Understand an Alien Message. Assuming for the moment that we do receive a radio message...
2025 Space Year in Review Program Meeting
The Sunday December 14, 2025 free public meeting of the Chicago Society for Space Studies (CSSS) will feature CSSS Vice President Larry Boyle and his 2025 Space Year in Review presentation. Larry's annual summary of the key space events of the year is an annual...
2001: A Space Odyssey Live with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
On January 9 and 10, 2026, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra will take audiences on a musical journey through space. For two nights only Stanley Kubrick’s iconic science fiction movie 2001: A Space Odyssey will be brought to life in a live-to-picture performance featuring the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the Chicago Symphony Chorus.
Asteroid Mining Program
The August 2025 meeting of Chicago Society for Space Studies will be the program Asteroid Mining presented by Larry Bartoszek, Vice President of the International Space Elevator Consortium (ISEC).