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. 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:

According to a 3/16/2018 filing by @ISS_CASIS with State of Florida "All fictitious names must be registered with the Division of Corporations. ... You must list all names under which you intend to do business." CASIS does not list "ISS National Laboratory" as a name it uses. pic.twitter.com/n9qhCU7sju — NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) January 30, 2019

FYI @ISS_CASIS is trying to disappear by calling itself "ISS National Laboratory." But its not. On this page https://t.co/UGiRHpAYE3 it says "the ISS National Lab is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization" 1/3 pic.twitter.com/nlsjZWZnKO — NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) January 30, 2019

But if you search for a business by that name you get nothing - but the ID number they show points to @ISS_CASIS not "ISS National Laboratory" 2/3 pic.twitter.com/6FXUoY08sA — NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) January 30, 2019

Yet if you go to the latest IRS 990 form that @ISS_CASIS has on record under "doing business as" - its blank. https://t.co/9DZSESuN8f 3/3 pic.twitter.com/MIU9DRwgA1 — NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) January 30, 2019

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