Jun 14, 2023 | National Space Society, Space News
Chicago Society for Space Studies President Jim Plaxco (left) on stage with the NSS Chapter of the Year Award, joined by CSSS Speakers Bureau member Kent Nebergall (right). At the 2023 International Space Development Conference, Chicago Society for Space Studies...
Apr 17, 2023 | National Space Society, Space Blast from the Past
Image: Payload Specialist Byron Lichtenberg working in the Spacelab on the Space Shuttle STS-009 mission in 1983 [This interview focused on Byron Lichtenberg’s involvement with the National Space Society and originally appeared in the February-March 1995...
Mar 29, 2023 | Commercial Space, Space Economics
Serving as a judge in a space business plan competition this year allowed me to combine my interests in space development with my interests in space economics. Evaluating the space business plans that were submitted to the contest was quite educational given the...
Mar 19, 2023 | Commercial Space, Meetings and Events, Space Economics, Space News
The planned 2030 termination of ISS (International Space Station) operations and the establishment of the NASA Commercial LEO (Low Earth Orbit) Destinations program to support one or more commercial space stations to succeed ISS is a singular opportunity for a giant...
Mar 19, 2023 | Meetings and Events, Space News, Speakers Bureau
Image: Science fiction author David Brin speaking at the April 2022 meeting of the Chicago Society for Space Studies For Chicago Society for Space Studies (CSSS), the year 2022 featured a number of successes. One of these successes was being the recipient of the...
