[amsat-bb] ISS and AMSAT?

[Michelle Thompson]

I am the Director that was on the call.

Frank Bauer has been the only source of information, so far, on the
relationship between AMSAT and ARISS.

The information is positive and greatly appreciated.

AMSAT board of directors is waiting for a promised report from the AMSAT
President about the announcement from ARISS USA.

I'm confident that the path forward can be mutually beneficial and
cooperative.

This is why regular board meetings are a good thing.

If members want regular board meetings, where relationships with
truly wonderful organizations like ARISS USA are reinforced and supported,
please carefully consider who you are voting for in this election.

The incumbents completely shut down regular meetings of the board of
directors of AMSAT.

-Michelle W5NYV




On Thu, Jul 16, 2020 at 10:01 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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