[amsat-bb] ISS and AMSAT?

[Fernando Ramirez]

So, who is going to appoint representatives to ARISS? ARISS-NA or AMSAT?

KF7R

On Thu, Jul 16, 2020, 9:12 AM Frank Bauer via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
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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