Thanks all for the clarification.
Bob W7OTJ
On Thu, Jul 16, 2020 at 7:33 AM Dave Taylor ariss.w8aas@gmail.com wrote:
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@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?
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