Nov 30, 2006 | NASA, Space History
A glimpse of America’s cautious journey through the space race By Nicki Timian, Nov. 30, 2006 The lecture, Gemini: Stepping Stones to the Moon, given on Wednesday night at the Alder Planetarium and delivered by Jim Plaxco of the Chicago Society for Space...
Aug 18, 2006 | NASA, Space Science
Story by Jim Kovac Images credited to JPL/NASA August 18, 2006 Figure 1. Artist’s impression of Cassini-Huygens at Saturn As a destination, Saturn together with its system of rings and moons provides an unbelievably diverse combination of alien environments and...
Aug 17, 2006 | National Space Society, Space News
In a unamious vote of the officers and directors of the Chicago Society for Space Studies, it was decided that CSSS will be a sponsor of the National Space Society Space Settlement Art Contest and Calendar. As a sponsor, CSSS is donating $200.00 towards the cash...
Jun 2, 2006 | Space Conferences, Space History
By Jim Plaxco, Images copyright Jim Plaxco Neil deGrasse Tyson, Astronomer and Hayden Planetarium Director, discussing space exploration As a part of the 2006 International Space Development Conference, I had the opportunity to attend several banquets each featuring a...
Jun 1, 2006 | Meetings and Events, National Space Society, Space Conferences, Space News
Figure 1. One of three exhibit areas at the 2006 NSS ISDC The first International Space Development Conference (ISDC) I attended was in 1989. It was held here in Chicago and the Chicago Society for Space Studies was one of its principal cosponsors. Since then...
