This is not a NASA Website. You might learn something. It's YOUR space agency. Get involved. Take it back. Make it work - for YOU.
Commercialization

CASIS Is Changing Its Name By Pretending That Its Not

By Keith Cowing
NASA Watch
January 30, 2019
Filed under
CASIS Is Changing Its Name By Pretending That Its Not

Keith’s note: CASIS is clearly trying to rebrand and/or rename itself. But instead of admitting it – and do so in an open, forthright, ethical – and legal way, they are trying to use smoke and mirrors – and some outright deception and misinformation instead. The ironic thing about all of this is that for years CASIS went out of its way to never mention “NASA” unless it absolutely had to. It was as if CASIS had built the ISS. Now CASIS is trying to make itself disappear in the same fashion so as to leave the impression that they are the ISS National Laboratory. Meanwhile, good luck finding the “NASA” mentioned anywhere. (see “CASIS Announces Significant ISS News But Forgets To Mention NASA“)
I sent the following questions to CASIS and NASA today. I’ll let you know if/how they respond.
“- Is this a board meeting for CASIS? Or is this a board meeting for an organization called the International Space Station U.S. National Laboratory?
– Has CASIS been dissolved? If so, when did this happen? If not, why is CASIS no longer identifying itself by its legally incorporated name?
– Is “the International Space Station U.S. National Laboratory” the new (formal) name for CASIS? If so when did the name formally change? in what state was this name change formally made? Will this name change be reflected in formal quarterly reports to NASA on the CASIS contract? Will this name be used for all payload and commercial agreements?
– If there is a new entity called “the International Space Station U.S. National Laboratory” is it a non-profit organization? A for-profit company? An NGO? A partnership? An LLC?
– If there an organization called “the International Space Station U.S. National Laboratory” does it have a formal, legally document board of directors? If so where is that information formally recorded and who are the members of that board?”

Meanwhile:

NASA Watch founder, Explorers Club Fellow, ex-NASA, Away Teams, Journalist, Space & Astrobiology, Lapsed climber.

One response to “CASIS Is Changing Its Name By Pretending That Its Not”

  1. Terry Stetler says:
    0
    0

    “- If there is a new entity called “the International Space Station U.S. National Laboratory” is it a non-profit organization?”

    ISS has been a US National Laboratory since 2005.

    https://www.nasa.gov/missio