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Chicago Society for Space Studies Receives National Space Society 2006 Award for Public Outreach
At the 2006 International Space Development Conference in Los Angeles, the Chicago Society for Space Studies was presented with the National Space Society's Chapter Excellence - Public Outreach Award 2006. The award was presented to Chicago Society for Space Studies...
Advance screening of IMAX Walking on the Moon 3D
An Invitation from Apollo Astronaut Jim Lovell Dear NSS Supporter, Like you, I have never been on the Moon. Like you, I would like to know the experience of walking on that unearthly landscape, watching kicked-up moondust drift pass my faceplate, and seeing unfiltered...
Chicago Society for Space Studies and the Heinlein Award For Apollo 13 Astronaut Captain James Lovell
Apollo 13 astronaut Captain James Lovell, CSSS Vice President Jim Plaxco holding the NSS' Heinlein Award, and NSS Executive Director George Whitesides before the formal award ceremony at the Illinois Institute of Technology on June 12, 2004. During the 2004...
Robert Zubrin and Mars on Earth Presentation
Robert Zubrin, today’s foremost proponent of human missions to Mars, discussed his most recent non-fiction book "Mars on Earth: The Adventures of Space Pioneers in the High Arctic". The event was held at the Schaumburg Township Library
A Space Celebration at the Adler Planetarium
Saturday July 19 2003 was Space Celebration Day at the Adler Planetarium in Chicago
Volunteers from the Chicago area chapters of the National Space Society were at the Adler Planetarium providing a variety of educational presentations for the public.
Space Day at the Museum of Science and Industry
Space Day at Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry was Saturday December 8, 2001 and ran from 10:00am to 4:00pm.
The day consisted of space and robotic related activities for attendees.