Comments on: Space Jam at the RNC http://www.spacepolitics.com/2004/08/29/space-jam-at-the-rnc/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=space-jam-at-the-rnc Because sometimes the most important orbit is the Beltway... Wed, 17 Sep 2014 13:35:41 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.38 By: Anonymous http://www.spacepolitics.com/2004/08/29/space-jam-at-the-rnc/#comment-1362 Fri, 03 Sep 2004 22:56:41 +0000 http://www.districtofbaseball.com/spacepolitics/?p=289#comment-1362 > Just to clarify, the Coalition for Space Exploration is not sponsoring
> the event tonight at the RNC,

> The Space Foundation had a role in sponsoring both events as well.

> The Coalition has been working hard not to politicize the Vision, which
> we think benefits all Americans

> Jim Banke
> Director of Communications
> The Space Foundation

Sounds like much ado about nothing.

The Coalition’s web site is “Copyright © 2004 The Space Foundation and the Coalition for Space Exploration.” It even uses the same style as the Space Foundation’s website.

The Space Foundation’s director of communications speaks for the Coalition and writes press releases for the Coalition. The contact address for the Coalition is jbanke@spacefoundation.org. Even when speaking for the Coalition, he still signs his name as “Director of Communications, the Space Foundation.”

The Space Foundation’s executive director founded and apparently runs the Coalition.

The Space Foundation and the Coalition for Space Exploration may have different legal existances, but for all practical purposes, they seem to be one and the same.

]]> By: Arthur Smith http://www.spacepolitics.com/2004/08/29/space-jam-at-the-rnc/#comment-1361 Fri, 03 Sep 2004 15:29:50 +0000 http://www.districtofbaseball.com/spacepolitics/?p=289#comment-1361 Hi Keith – you’re quoting me! The text in question has been corrected – I had misunderstood (actually, in true echo-chamber form, I’d heard about the CSE involvement from this post on spacepolitics.com!)

]]> By: Bill White http://www.spacepolitics.com/2004/08/29/space-jam-at-the-rnc/#comment-1360 Thu, 02 Sep 2004 05:45:28 +0000 http://www.districtofbaseball.com/spacepolitics/?p=289#comment-1360 Tom Delay follow up post:

http://www.houstonpress.com/issues/2004-09-02/hairballs.html

]]> By: Keith Cowing http://www.spacepolitics.com/2004/08/29/space-jam-at-the-rnc/#comment-1359 Thu, 02 Sep 2004 02:53:21 +0000 http://www.districtofbaseball.com/spacepolitics/?p=289#comment-1359 The NSS seems to think that the Coalition was a sponsor

http://chapters.nss.org/weblog/

August 30, 2004 NSS at the Republican Convention

NSS is helping, through the new Coalition for Space Exploration, to sponsor a reception at the Republican National Convention Tuesday evening, August 31st, honoring congressional support for the new Moon-Mars vision. “Space Jam” will be held at Studio 450; a number of New York chapter members were able to get tickets, but unfortunately available tickets for the event have now been exhausted. We’ll report back on how it goes!

]]> By: Arthur Smith http://www.spacepolitics.com/2004/08/29/space-jam-at-the-rnc/#comment-1358 Wed, 01 Sep 2004 04:15:49 +0000 http://www.districtofbaseball.com/spacepolitics/?p=289#comment-1358 Yup – the three on the “host committee” mentioned in big print tonight were Orbital, the Space Foundation, and AGI. In smaller print were the “sponsors”: AIAA, Ball Aerospace, SpaceX, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Northrup Grumman, United Space Alliance, and Harris. In tiny print were “supporters”: NSS, ATK, Aerojet, and GPS Aerospace. CSE and space.com seemed to be there as un-named supporters – they contributed to the do-dads in the give-away bags.

Despite being a somewhat minor supporter, there were about 10 of us NSS folks there tonight. About 400 people in all, I’d guess. Several congressmen, lots of their staff. Bob Walker. And Sean O’Keefe… Certainly a charming fellow in person :-)

]]> By: Jim Banke http://www.spacepolitics.com/2004/08/29/space-jam-at-the-rnc/#comment-1357 Wed, 01 Sep 2004 01:50:45 +0000 http://www.districtofbaseball.com/spacepolitics/?p=289#comment-1357 Keith, AP is correct, exactly as written.

Jim

]]> By: Keith Cowing http://www.spacepolitics.com/2004/08/29/space-jam-at-the-rnc/#comment-1356 Tue, 31 Aug 2004 22:15:30 +0000 http://www.districtofbaseball.com/spacepolitics/?p=289#comment-1356 AP says

http://www.boston.com/news/politics/conventions/articles/2004/08/29/combustible_delay_may_be_low_key_at_rnc/

“Sponsors of the invitation-only reception include Boeing, Northrop Grumman, Orbital, software company AGI and the Space Foundation. Brian Chase, the foundation’s vice president, said the $50,000 reception is to thank DeLay, not an effort to affect the outcome of the spending fight.”

]]> By: Jim Banke http://www.spacepolitics.com/2004/08/29/space-jam-at-the-rnc/#comment-1355 Tue, 31 Aug 2004 22:09:03 +0000 http://www.districtofbaseball.com/spacepolitics/?p=289#comment-1355 Just to clarify, the Coalition for Space Exploration is not sponsoring the event tonight at the RNC, nor did we sponsor the space-related reception at the DNC convention.

Some of our member companies did and are, as are other non-member companies, and there certainly will be Coalition stuff handed out, as there was at the DNC reception. (A cool poster is, after all, a cool poster.)

The Space Foundation had a role in sponsoring both events as well.

The Coalition has been working hard not to politicize the Vision, which we think benefits all Americans no matter their political persuasion or lack thereof.

Jim Banke
Director of Communications
The Space Foundation

]]> By: Keith Cowing http://www.spacepolitics.com/2004/08/29/space-jam-at-the-rnc/#comment-1354 Tue, 31 Aug 2004 14:10:33 +0000 http://www.districtofbaseball.com/spacepolitics/?p=289#comment-1354 I agree Rand. Oler seems to assume that if you say anything that is not in rigid lock step with his candidate of the moment that you automatically belong to the opposite political camp. In this case he is very wrong. He also omits mention of the fact that he was a big supporter of John McCain (R) and Ronald Reagan (R) – so wouldn’t that make Oler a Republican too? Or is Oler flip flopping? Perhaps he will write a Space News op ed and enlighten all of us.

]]> By: Rand Simberg http://www.spacepolitics.com/2004/08/29/space-jam-at-the-rnc/#comment-1353 Tue, 31 Aug 2004 13:47:14 +0000 http://www.districtofbaseball.com/spacepolitics/?p=289#comment-1353 Hello Keith. How sad. You are truly a Republican.

That’s pretty funny, Robert.

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