Mike Combs Space Settlement Collection
Mike Combs Space Settlement Collection: The Chicago Society for Space Studies is offering this collection of space settlement articles and space settlement short stories through the courtesy of Mike Combs, the creator and author of The Space Settlement Website, which...
Optimal Solar System Locations for Orbital Habitats
by Mike Combs, Copyright © 2022 One of the most outstanding advantages orbital habitats have over planetary colonies is while the latter would be settlements in one particular location, space habitats can be built anywhere in the solar system we want to be. One of the...
Parable of the Red World
A science fiction short story by Mike Combs, Copyright © 2020 My name is Arthur Mattson, and Forbes lists me as the richest man on the planet. I got there by being the creator of the Whammy website, which I doubt any of you don’t use on a daily basis. I was on my way...
A Case for AI-Driven Robotic Space Development
Earlier this year I gave a presentation The Impact of AI and Robotics on Space Settlement, which was a successor to a presentation I first gave in 2019 at the International Space Development Conference. Titled Robotic Space Settlement, that presentation focused on the...
Space Based Technologies to address Global Warming Mitigation – Solar Based Power Stations and Solar Occulus
In this article David compares two alternative space-based technologies, Solar Power Stations vs a sun blocking Occulus, that could be developed to combat global warming. I will compare the engineering challenges, risks, and implantation strategies as well as the approximate costs to implement.
2023 Space Year in Review Webinar
The annual CSSS Space Year in Review program features CSSS Vice President Larry Boyle giving his 2023 Space Year in Review presentation, this year as a webinar. Larry’s presentation has been an annual CSSS event for 40+ years.
Porters Five Forces Model Analysis of the Market for Commercial Space Stations
Porter’s Five Forces Model is a framework for characterizing the business environment of a particular market or industry. This essay is an expansion on the Porter’s Five Forces section of the presentation Evaluating the Market for Commercial Space Stations presented at the 2023 International Space Development Conference.
Dylan Taylor Makes Seven Predictions About Future Space Developments at ISDC
Dylan Taylor, CEO of Voyager Space, delivered his keynote presentation The Future of the NewSpace Industry: Enablers and Impediments at the 2023 International Space Development Conference and made seven predictions about the near term future of the space industry.
Chicago Society for Space Studies Wins 2023 NSS Chapter of the Year Award
At the 2023 International Space Development Conference, Chicago Society for Space Studies (CSSS) was presented with the NSS Chapter of the Year Award during a Thursday night banquet award ceremony.
Challenges of Building a Starship in the 21st century Part 4 Finalizing the Starship
Introduction My goal was to see what a starship would look like if designed and built this century. In prior articles we developed broad outlines of what this ship will look like. Because of the 4000+ year voyage time a relatively large a crewed vessel would be put on...