The Chicago Society for Space Studies sponsored and hosted the following free public events/meetings during 2014 as a part of our mission to promote the public’s understanding of space exploration.
| Date: | Sunday, December 07 2014 |
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| Time: | 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM |
| Location: | Adult Classroom, Schaumburg Township District Library 130 South Roselle Road, Schaumburg, IL |
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The annual CSSS Christmas Party will feature the presentation 2014 – Space Year in Review by CSSS Executive Vice President Larry Boyle. The presentation will be followed by general discussion. Light refreshments will be served.
This program is free and open to the public. |
| Date: | Nov. 7-9, 2014 |
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| Location: | Crowne Plaza, St. Louis, Mo. |
| Description: | Chicago Society for Space Studies is proud to be a sponsor of the 2014 Gateway to Space Conference being held in St. Louis. For additional information, see CSSS Sponsors Gateway to Space Conference. |
| Date: | Tuesday October 07, 2014 |
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| Time: | 8:30 AM to 11:00 AM |
| Location: | Museum of Science and Industry 5700 S Lake Shore Dr, Chicago IL |
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CSSS is a supporting organization for this very special event organized and sponsored by the Deep Space Alliance. This event, which is free and open to the public, is a rare opportunity for Chicagoans to attend a forum on space development and U.S. space policy.
For complete details see Economy and Exploration: Why Deep Space is Vital to Advancing U.S. Leadership Speaker Forum |
| Date: | Saturday June 28, 2014 |
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| Time: | 7:30pm to 9:30pm |
| Location: | Karl Henize Observatoryr Harper College 1200 West Algonquin Road, Palatine IL Click here for a map of the Harper College campus showing the location of the Karl Henize Observatory. |
| Description: |
This CSSS event is a field trip to the Harper College Karl G. Henize Observatory in Palatine IL in order to participate in the observatory’s open observing session. This is a great opportunity for children to be exposed to observing the night sky through a large telescope – specifically a Meade 14 inch diameter Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope (SCT).
This event is free and open to the general public so be sure to invite friends, family, and children to attend. Note: this is a fair weather only event. |
| Date: | Sunday March 23, 2014 |
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| Time: | 1:00pm to 2:00pm |
| Location: | Adult Classroom, 2nd floor Schaumburg Township District Library 130 South Roselle Road Schaumburg, IL Link to Google Maps for Schaumburg Library Location NOTE: The library opens at Noon on Sundays. |
| Description: | A space elevator is a proposed type of space transportation system whose main component is a cable anchored to the Earth’s surface and extending into space. It is designed to permit vehicle transport from the planet’s surface to space – and back, bypassing the need for rockets.
Our featured speaker is Mr. Larry Bartoszek, P.E. of Bartoszek Engineering. Mr. Bartoszek’s presentation will cover the Edwards and Westling space elevator design and construction scenario, and some conceptual design work by Bartoszek Engineering on the first construction climber. As always, CSSS events are free and open to the public so invite your friends and family to join us. Complimentary copies of Ad Astra, the premier magazine of space development and space settlement, will be available. You can help us to promote this event by distributing our Space Elevator Meeting Flyer. Thank you. |