ISM Board acts to sell Spaceport Bravo
The International Spaceflight Museum [ISM] is leaving Spaceport Bravo behind in the SciLands move, and announced that it is for sale by auction. “Kirra Ball donated the isle and 2 years rent/tier, but after that wonderful donation ran out in the spring of 2009, visitor and volunteer staff donations were never enough to pay for Spaceport Bravo. It is with the greatest reluctance that the ISM Board of Directors voted this weekend to put the isle up for sale,” is my comment as ISM Director and President.
The Board’s resolution:
“Move the Board approve the sale of Bravo as quickly as possible in order to fund Alpha long enough to find a sponsoring organization and/or complete the 501c3 application process.”
Gus Plissken /SL name is handling the transaction, with an ISM BoDirectors waiver: “Resolved, that Fred Fuchs and/or Firesabre Consulting be authorized to act as agent for the ISM Corporation in marketing and selling the sim, Spaceport Bravo, and should be indemnified against any claims of conflict of interest for the purposes of performing this service for the Board.”
-Paradox Olbers
ISM President
ISM Board of Directors
Tags: ISM, ISM Board, SpacePort Bravo
October 13th, 2009 at 5:28 pm
Thanks for posting that sad news, Paradox. We’ve gotten many statements of support and commiseration about losing Bravo, but in the long run this was the right decision. We need to concentrate on getting our tax-exempt status and marshalling resources for the future, and this is one giant step on that path. ISM will have a better chance of survival with proceeds from the Bravo sale, and with eliminating an expense that had become too burdensome. We’re taking steps to preserve what can be preserved, and planning to bring Bravo back when we’re in better shape to do it rationally, better than ever.