We are an open community of space entrepreneurs, professionals and others who are creating private companies to commercialize outer space. We are promoting Chicago as a center of excellence for new commercial space, space-related, or space-scalable ventures. We have monthly networking events and programs supporting space entrepreneurship in Chicago. Join us. Join the future!
Webinar Thu 12/20: Launch Fundamentals for Cubesat Missions
This webinar training familiarizes entreprenuers, students, and researchers with launch fundamentals for cubesat missions. The training will cover topics ranging from regulatory requirements, spectrum allocation, export control, operating permits, ground station networks, and launch provider options and considerations....
Webinar Tue 12/18: Introduction to Orbital Mechanics for Cubesat Missions
This webinar training familiarizes first-time users with the tools, workflow, and visualization techniques to model and incorporate your own cubesat systems and missions. The training will lay the foundation that expands to the advanced analysis tools to quantify...
Event Thu 12/13: Investing In NewSpace: Real Opportunities Now
If you were an active investor in 1995, what Internet companies did you buy into? If you bought Amazon or Yahoo! well done! If you bought Pets.com or Furniture.com you have our sympathies! Was competent due diligence and/or...
Event Thu 11/8: An Inside Look at a CubeSat Shop and Orbitmuse Habitat Grand Opening
NewSpace Chicago and Orbitmuse, Inc. and its new strategic partnership location at mHUB Chicago are pleased to welcome Brent Abbott from AAC Microtec/Clyde Space to give you an insider view of a CubeSat company. Founded in 2005 by...
Community Development Partnership
Orbitmuse Inc. and NewSpace Chicago are pleased to announce a ground breaking Community Development Partnership to bring the Space and Aerospace entrepreneurial communities in the Midwest to the forefront of the New Space Race. The partnership aims to...
NASA Space Apps Hackathon: Oct 10/20 – 10/21
NewSpace Chicago has teamed up with DePaul University to host the 2018 NASA Space Apps Challenge in Chicago. Space Apps is an international hackathon that occurs over 48 hours in cities around the world. Coders, scientists, designers, storytellers,...
Investment Opportunities in Space
What do we mean by “Space” investments? Space is often described as “The Final Frontier,” or “The Great Unknown,” however, Space technology is far better known by engineers, scientists, and governments than by the private investing community. Space...
Event Thu 10/4: Space Law and Startups
Fresh from the First United Nations Conference on Space Law and Policy, Charles Lee Mudd Jr. will return to NewSpace Chicago to provide a two-part presentation. First, he will summarize the proceedings from the UNOOSA conference held in...
Event Thu 9/6: The State of the Nanosatellite Industry
Nanosatellites have become a revolution in the satellite business because they are cost-effective, can be delivered faster, technology is improving rapidly, and they leverage advanced commercial off the shelf technologies. Typically not much larger than the size of...