Although, I am not a particular fan of ORI so-far, which is why I voted for Hammond, Paige, Stoetzer....
I do commend any individual or entity that is able and willing to deal with the DOS or DDTC.
Have any of the three that you voted for spent any time putting in the effort that Michelle has done to reach the milestone she has achieved? From their campaign material, all I saw were promises of an HEO satellite which they haven’t been able to provide during their time in office. There was nothing showing that they were making advances on ITAR issues which I is a major roadblock for future spacecraft.
It seems to me that Michelle et al are pushing forward to help create new technologies in a new way. I’m not an EE nor an ITAR expert, but I can easily recognize that I have not seen anyone from within AMSAT even attempting to do what she has so far accomplished with this announcement. If someone from within AMSAT is doing so, they certainly aren’t letting the membership know about it.
Maybe people should just be grateful that someone is willing to put in the work to help move things forward in an innovative manner.
I was not going to turn this news into a political statement but, since Joseph did, I will say that for those that have yet to vote, please consider myself, Howie and Bob. I guarantee that we will work hard to use work such as this to help forward AMSAT’s mission.
Jeff WE4B http://we4bravo.com