The Chicago Society for Space Studies sponsored and hosted the following free public events/meetings during 2015 as a part of our mission to promote the public’s understanding of space exploration.
| Date: | Sunday, December 06, 2015 |
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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 Link to Google Maps for Schaumburg Library Location NOTE: The library opens at Noon on Sundays. |
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The annual CSSS year-end party includes light refreshments, free materials, and the annual 2015 Space Year in Review presentation given by CSSS Vice President Larry Boyle. The presentation will be followed by general discussion. This program is free and open to the public. CSSS Year-end Business Meeting |
| Date: | Sunday, October 18, 2015 |
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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 Link to Google Maps for Schaumburg Library Location NOTE: The library opens at Noon on Sundays. |
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NSS Enterprise in Space is an ambitious multi-year project to build and launch a satellite carrying approximately 100 student designed experiments to low Earth orbit on a mission lasting approximately one week. The satellite will then return to Earth and go on tour.
Speaking to us about the Enterprise in Space project will be EIS Education Program Manager Lynne Zielinski, and EIS Deputy Education Program Manager Frances Delutri. Their presentation will be followed by a question and answer session. To learn more about the project in advance of the meeting, visit the Enterprise in Space web site. This program is free and open to the public. Reservations are not required. CSSS has the Adult Classroom reserved from noon until 3:00pm so feel free to arrive early and stay late to socialize and talk about space exploration with all assembled. |
| Date: | Sunday, July 19, 2015 |
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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 Link to Google Maps for Schaumburg Library Location NOTE: The library opens at Noon on Sundays. |
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The world is abuzz over the NASA New Horizons mission flyby of Pluto on July 14, 2015. CSSS President Jim Plaxco will explore New Horizon’s discoveries as well as looking at the history of Pluto’s discovery and its demotion by the International Astronomical Union from planet to dwarf planet status.
This program is free and open to the public. Reservations are not required. Help CSSS promote this event by downloading and distributing our Pluto New Horizons Program Flyer. |
| Date: | Sunday, March 15, 2015 |
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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 Link to Google Maps for Schaumburg Library Location NOTE: The library opens at Noon on Sundays. |
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CSSS is honored to have Richard Easton, one of the authors of GPS Declassified: From Smart Bombs to Smartphones as a speaker to discuss his book. GPS Declassified looks at the development of GPS starting from its beginnings as a Cold War military technology through to its use today as a consumer product. Quoting from the book’s description “the authors examine how military rivalries influenced the creation of GPS and shaped public perceptions about its origin. Since the United States’ first program to launch a satellite in the late 1950s, the nation has pursued dual paths into space—one military and secret, the other scientific and public. Among the many commercial spinoffs this approach has produced, GPS arguably boasts the greatest impact on our daily lives.” The book’s rating on Amazon is 4.7 out of 5 stars.
This program is free and open to the public. Reservations are not required. |