Events – NewSpace Chicago

Event: CU Aerospace: An Innovative Small Business with a Focus on Space Propulsion and Sustainability

May 9, 2024 May 7, 2024Events

NewSpace Chicago welcomes CU Aerospace (CUA), a 26-year old small business located in Champaign, IL, that has developed a family of innovative space propulsion technologies to meet a variety of modern satellite needs. These systems are focused on providing small and micro satellites options for collision avoidance, maneuvering, and deorbiting at end-of-useful life. Additionally, CUA has evolved a versatile payload interface with docking, power transfer, and data transfer capabilities to help enable space sustainability via…

Event: The State of In-space Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing (ISAM)

March 21, 2024 March 21, 2024Events

The first NewSpace Chicago event of the year is a panel discussion with NewSpace In-space Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing (ISAM) companies, providing the community with an update on what they are doing.

Event: Space Meets Blockchain: Unraveling the New Frontiers

June 15, 2023 March 20, 2024Events

Prepare for a transformative experience where distributed ledger technologies collide with the endless possibilities of space commercialization. This exciting discussion will unearth the groundbreaking intersections of two industries pushing the boundaries of innovation.

Event Wed 3/28: The NewSpace Ecosystem in Chicago

March 7, 2023 March 6, 2023Events

Join us for an exclusive evening with four leading experts in the NewSpace industry. This is an unique opportunity to learn about the latest developments, trends and innovations from the people at the forefront of this rapidly growing industry. The event will feature a series of fireside chats with these leaders, who will share insights and perspectives on their work, and discuss the exciting future of NewSpace. Whether you’re a student, a seasoned industry professional, or just curious about the future of space commercialization, this event is not to be missed.

Event Wed 2/8: The Future of the Space Industry in Chicago

January 11, 2023 February 5, 2023Events

Join industry leaders, experts, professionals, and others for NewSpace Chicago’s return to in-person events with the first in a series of fireside chats with leaders from Chicago space companies as they discuss the NewSpace industry and its exciting future.

Event Tue 11/16: The Quest for Ubiquitous On Orbit Servicing and Logistics

November 2, 2021 November 1, 2021Events

How will ubiquitous on-orbit servicing and space logistics benefit the space economy? Jon Goff, VP of On-Orbit Servicing at Voyager Space Holdings, will present his vision for these capabilities and what parts Voyager is focusing on. Jon is an accomplished space technology entrepreneur, with extensive experience in business development and operations, entrepreneurial strategy, aerospace and mechanical engineering, robotics, space architecture, satellite servicing, orbital propellant depots, orbital mechanics, liquid rocket engine development, and suborbital launch vehicle…

Event Tue 10/19: Separating Great Space Investments from Space Junk

October 15, 2021 October 15, 2021Events

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 globe. Mike Collett is the Founder and Managing Partner of Promus Ventures, a venture capital firm based in Chicago, San Francisco, and Luxembourg investing in deep-technology startups in the U.S., Europe, and New Zealand. Mike has been…

Event Tue 6/15: Building an In-Space Economy, Building a Successful Space Company

June 8, 2021 June 15, 2021Events

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 also discuss lessons learned from his experiences in founding Tethers Unlimited, growing it organically over the past 26 years, and then selling the company to a Private Equity-backed firm. Dr. Hoyt is a ‘relentlessly-inventive’ Technologist and Executive…

Event Tues 5/18, 2021: Follies, Failures, and Successes in Pursuit of a Bustling In-Space Economy

April 21, 2021 April 20, 2021Events

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 fail forward in pursuit of this goal. Join in a reflection on an industry that has changed dramatically in the last few years, and speculation of whole new areas of endeavour where we have not failed sufficiently…

Event April 20, 2021: Introducing the Satellite Regulatory Regime

March 29, 2021 March 30, 2021Events

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. Use the link below to register. Register Here In 2020, the FCC sought comment on and promulgated regulations relating to orbital debris. These regulations move the assessment and mitigation of orbital debris significantly forward. Additionally, regulatory bodies…