[amsat-bb] ISS and AMSAT?

[Bruce Perens]

Ask Frank Bauer.

On Thu, Jul 16, 2020, 9:56 AM Bob Hammond via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
wrote:

> My confusion remains.  In the candidate statement just sent by Robert
> McGwier, he says "AMSAT already has a damaged reputation with the
> separation of ARISS".
>
> I'd like clarification, please.
>
> Bob W7OTJ
>
> On Thu, Jul 16, 2020 at 9:02 AM <ka3hdo at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Agree with all, this is NOT true.
> >
> > Please read the press release on the new ARISS-USA entity on the ARISS
> web
> > site www.ariss.org (4th article down).  As Dave and others eloquently
> > state,
> > ARISS-USA has a good relationship with AMSAT.  In fact, the AMSAT-NA
> > President, several AMSAT-NA senior officers and one of the AMSAT-NA BoD
> > members attended today's Lunar Gateway (AREx, or Amateur Radio
> Exploration)
> > meeting.
> >
> > I get this as a digest, so sorry about the delay.
> >
> > 73,  Frank Bauer, KA3HDO
> > ARISS-USA Executive Director
> > AMSAT-NA V.P. for Human Spaceflight Programs
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Dave Taylor <ariss.w8aas at gmail.com>
> > Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2020 10:33 AM
> > To: Bob Hammond <propgrinder at gmail.com>
> > Cc: amsat-bb at amsat.org
> > Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] ISS and AMSAT?
> >
> > That is not true.  AMSAT remains a sponsoring partner of the
> international
> > ARISS working group.
> >
> > What you might have seen is the announcement that the team of ARISS
> > volunteers in the US has incorporated as a non-profit corporation
> > (ARISS-USA).  This was done to allow ARISS to sign agreements (with NASA
> > and
> > others) and seek grants in the ARISS name.  In the past, AMSAT has done
> > that
> > in the US on behalf of ARISS.  The functional change is that ARISS is
> > assuming  for itself some of the tasks that AMSAT has donated in the
> past.
> > Our working relationship is not changing.
> >
> > Dave Taylor, W8AAS
> > AMSAT-NA Delegte to ARISS-International
> >
> > > On Jul 16, 2020, at 10:12 AM, Bob Hammond via AMSAT-BB
> > <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
> > >
> > > Recently, there was mention of AMSAT no longer being welcome in the
> > > ISS program.  Is that true?  Or do I need more coffee this morning?
> > >
> > > Bob W7OTJ
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