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!
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 Tue 6/15: Building an In-Space Economy, Building a Successful Space Company
Dr. Robert Hoyt will discuss the chicken-and-egg challenge in bootstrapping a new economic sphere based around in-space services, and the work that Tethers Unlimited is doing to develop key technologies needed to enable those in-space services. He will...
Event Tues 5/18, 2021: Follies, Failures, and Successes in Pursuit of a Bustling In-Space Economy
If we want to get off this rock, we need a bustling in-space economy that supports permanent jobs in orbit. Through building several satellites and founding several startups across four continents, Daniel’s career exemplifies, perhaps, a preponderance to...
Event April 20, 2021: Introducing the Satellite Regulatory Regime
NewSpace Chicago is excited to announce a new type of virtual event! One that aims to duplicate the relationship-building aspects of in-person events. We look forward to an interactive networking experience with everyone prior to the speaker presentation....
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...
Event Dec 8, 2020: One Million Marciane: Humanity’s Next Giant Leap – Societal Challenges
Join us for the last event in the Mars City State series to find out how humanity can overcome the societal challenges to thrive on Mars. In this presentation, the authors of One Million Marciane: Humanity’s Next Giant Leap...
Event Nov 17, 2020: One Million Marciane: Humanity’s Next Giant Leap – Technical Challenges
How can humanity overcome the economic, technical, and social challenges to not just survive, but to thrive on Mars? Find out by joining New Space Chicago’s virtual speaker series. The authors of One Million Marciane: Humanity’s Next Giant...
Event Oct 28, 2020: One Million Marciane: Humanity’s Next Giant Leap – Economic Challenges
Learn about the economic challenges associated with creating a city-state on Mars capable of supporting 1,000,000 Marciane.