Hank.Walker%CMU-CS-VLSI@sri-unix.UUCP (05/25/84)
I've been a member since 1982. They are strictly a Space PAC and spend their time lobbying Congressmen, giving them money, holding receptions, etc. Various Congressmen such as Newt Gringrich are associated with it.
lazarus@sunybcs.UUCP (Daniel G. Winkowski) (02/22/85)
I don't know if this group has come to the attention of net.space
as of yet, they seem to be doing some importent pro-space loobying in DC.
Below is a copy of their statement of goals.
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"Recognizing that the US space program is critical to the future of our
nation and mankind, the ASF was formed to lobby in Washington for a stronger
American presence in space.
The ASF is the nation's largest grassroots prospace lobby. It is a national
non-partisan organization financed entirely by our members. ... [plea for
support]...
We believe mandkind must expand its frontiers beyond the confines of Earth"
ASF, 214 Massachusetts Ave., N.E., Suite 420, Washington, DC 20002
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Their Board of Directors looks impressive (so one would expect),
as does their newsletter. Does anyone know anything more about this
organization? Have the pro-space groups truely consolidated behind one
lobbying front?
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Today we live in the future,
Tomorrow we'll live for the moment,
But, pray we never live in the past.
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Daniel G. Winkowski @ SUNY Buffalo Computer Science (716-636-2879)
UUCP: ..![bbncca,decvax,dual,rocksanne,watmath]!sunybcs!lazarus
CSNET: lazarus%Buffalo@CSNET-RELAY
ARPA: see CSNETspace@mit-mc (02/24/85)
From: Hank.Walker@CMU-CS-UNH ASF is a space PAC independent of other such groups. I have been a member since it started in 1983. They lobby about the usual space things, #1 right now being the space station and 1986 NASA budget. The politicians associated with ASF are mostly conservative free-enterprisers like Harrison Schmidt. The big push prior to the space station was space deregulation and licensing simplification, which succeeded. They've taken member polls on the SDI, but not any really hard position. They send out a newsletter, requests for letter-writing campaigns, money, etc. This PAC is different in philosophy than the Gerry O'Neill guitars-in-space PACs.