The Illini Space Development Society
The Illini Space Development Society is a Registered
Student Organization at the University of
Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, as well as being a local chapter of the National Space Society, an international
non-profit grass-roots group dedicated to the creation of a
space-faring civilization.
Upcoming Events
Sunday, August 30th, 2 pm
Asteroid Impacts, and How to Avoid Them
Guest Speaker - Bill Higgins, Fermilab
Room 151 Loomis Lab of Physics
Sunday, September 13th, 2 pm
Strings in Space
Tethers, Space Elevators, Orbital Rings and more
Room 151 Loomis Lab of Physics
Sunday, October 4th, *6* pm
Life on Europa?
Guest Speaker - Guy Consolmagno, Vatican Observatory
Room 151 Loomis Lab of Physics
Note Time Change! 6pm
Sunday, October 25th, 2 pm
The Case for Mars
Guest Speaker - Robert Zubrin
Room 151 Loomis Lab of Physics
Sunday, November 15th, 2 pm
Manifesto for the Frontier
Guest Speaker - Rick Tumlinson
Room 151 Loomis Lab of Physics
Sunday, December 6th, 2 pm
General Meeting
Topic to be determined
Room 151 Loomis Lab of Physics
Planning Meetings
Anyone interested is encouraged to attend out planning meetings, where much of the behind the scenes action of ISDS takes place. Much goes on outside of our big general public meetings. Come join the fun! These meetings are scheduled for the following Tuesdays at 5pm in the conference room 319-N Talbot Lab. If you want to help out but can't make these meetings, please let us know.
September 1st
September 22nd
October 13th
November 3rd
November 30th
Contact Information
Steve Jaeger, President
Illini Space Development Society
314 Talbot Laboratory
104 S. Wright Street
Champaign, IL 61801
217-244-4263