NewSpace Chicago is a 501(c)(3) non-profit dedicated to growing the space industry in the Chicago area. We are an open community of space entrepreneurs, professionals, investors, students and others who are creating private companies to commercialize outer space. We host networking events and programs supporting space entrepreneurship and promote Chicago as a center of excellence for new commercial space, space-related, or space-scalable ventures. Join us. Join the future!
The (Near) Future of Commercialized Space Stations
The next chapter in orbital human spaceflight will be on next generation commercial space stations. Private companies like Axiom are planning on replacing the ISS with their own designed and manufactured space stations. Axiom’s plan is to send their own station modules into low earth orbit and attach them to the ISS for the time being and quickly accumulate their modules to form the Axiom Station while being hosted by the ISS. At the time of the ISS’s retirement, the Axiom Station is to disembark and exist on it’s own to provide a variety of services, some that the ISS lacked.
International Astronautical Conference Trip Report
Last month, I had the honor of attending the annual International Astronautical Conference in Dubai on behalf of Mudd Law (an NewSpace Chicago Member Company), as our law firm became an official member of the International Astronautical Federation (https://www.iafastro.org/).
Event Tue 10/19: Separating Great Space Investments from Space Junk
Our October event will feature Mike Collett, Founder and Managing Partner of Promus Ventures, the Chicago headquartered venture firm which recently closed its $140 million Space Fund, dedicated to investments in early stage commercial space opportunities around the...
Event Apr 29 & 30, 2021: Student Space Congress
Have your dreams of what the future of space may bring kept you busy? Are you working on a space related project that you want to share with the world? In it’s ongoing mission to promote the entrepreneurial...
Event Mar 16, 2021: Avoiding the Dragon’s Trap
Event Date: March 16, 2021 Event Time: 6 PM CT – 7:30 PM CT Event Location: Virtual Via Remo Register Here Space is rapidly becoming an arena for great power competition and potential conflict. One of the...
Space in the Time of Covid
While much of the world experienced significant interruption due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the commercial space industry has remained busy serving the needs of commercial and government clients. Perhaps the most exciting moment has been SpaceX fulfilling its...
Event Jan 19, 2021: State of the Industrial Space Base
Private investment in commercial space activity is at an all-time high and growing as entrepreneurs and industrialists create new technologies and adapt existing technologies for space applications. This is fueled by the decreasing cost of space access and...