FYI @ISS_CASIS is paying Covington & Burling LLP @CovingtonLLP for work on the commercial CASIS entity (a project #CASIS publicly denies). It'll be interesting to hear @NASA's response since this vastly exceeds the scope of what they pay non-profit CASIS to do on @ISS_Researchpic.twitter.com/lyIpOmLdRp
If @ISS_CASIS is creating a commercial entity to engage in ISS activities then it will be competing in the private sector – possibly with many of the same companies that @NASA pays them to accommodate on @ISS_Research#ConflictOfInterest?
Sources report non-profit @ISS_CASIS has hired a high visibility law firm in Washington, DC to help set up the commercial arm of #CASIS that CASIS denies that it is working on. This exceeds what @NASA tasked #CASIS to do for @ISS_Research. Does @NASA know about this, Joe Vockley?
CASIS has many employees recently. Sources report #CASIS seeks to hire replacements from places such as IBM where VP Christine Kretz used to work for 20+ years – without advertising many of the positions. How much space research is done at IBM? Not much. @ISS_CASIS@ISS_Research
Commercializing the ISS is like trying to convert a bomber into an airliner. As soon as NASA realizes that it will stop the commercialization nonsense and find a real solution for disengaging from it, or disposing of it.
Also remember, extending it, or commercializing it, will require the other partners, especially Russia, to agree. If Russia is no longer getting money from NASA to support its failing space program it is not likely to agree to either option.
I’d decommissioning coming just push it to lunar orbit for testing. if discommissioning could be coming, the value of planning this as valuable test and research of effects would be a perfect opportunity to test both the impact by harding weak points and testing unknown risks for future space stations in LEO or lunar orbit. Also, would be invaluable for both research and discovery; besides the public support for a major space operation, it would be a first space station transit operation which would ideally be done by space leaders in the future.
Worst case scenario would be a parts depot or storage module, or test bed, orbiting the moon. If it landed/crashed on moon, would still be a test bed.
Commercializing the ISS is like trying to convert a bomber into an airliner. As soon as NASA realizes that it will stop the commercialization nonsense and find a real solution for disengaging from it, or disposing of it.
Also remember, extending it, or commercializing it, will require the other partners, especially Russia, to agree. If Russia is no longer getting money from NASA to support its failing space program it is not likely to agree to either option.
One would think they are highly motivated, and open to creativity, in an effort to replace the money they’ve been receiving from NASA.
I’d decommissioning coming just push it to lunar orbit for testing. if discommissioning could be coming, the value of planning this as valuable test and research of effects would be a perfect opportunity to test both the impact by harding weak points and testing unknown risks for future space stations in LEO or lunar orbit. Also, would be invaluable for both research and discovery; besides the public support for a major space operation, it would be a first space station transit operation which would ideally be done by space leaders in the future.
Worst case scenario would be a parts depot or storage module, or test bed, orbiting the moon. If it landed/crashed on moon, would still be a test bed.