Sources report @ISS_CASIS is working to create a for-profit commercial arm of CASIS to compete with the private sector and they are doing it using #NASA funds. This is in overt conflict with both the cooperative agreement CASIS has with @NASA Congressional authorizing legislation
— NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) January 16, 2019
Apparently the number of companies willing to use their own money to develop experiments for @ISS_CASIS has all but dried up. Not sure other companies will stand for a government-subsidized competitor competing for government subsidized launches.
— NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) January 16, 2019