Robert WB5MZO, wrote: >Are the people who are suppose to be the experts in building state of the art >satellites so thin skinned that a bulletin board >slows their progress? LOL
You missed my point entirely. The Amsat people who build the satellites mostly don't have time to read Amsat-BB, so the thickness of their skin is not the issue here. But Amsat-BB is not read only by Amsat members. Anyone who Google's "Amsat" will find Amsat-BB very quickly. Negative and unprofessional comments on Amsat-BB hurt our image as professional satellite builders and could quite possibly kill our chance of finding our next ride to orbit. In the 1990's the ESA management handed the president of Amsat-DL a pile of e-mail printouts from Amsat-BB following the repeated launch delays on Phase 3D, it almost got the satellite thrown off the Ariane 5 vehicle. With launches even harder to find in today's world, we cannot allow such bickering to tarnish our image as professionals who can be trusted not to screw up the mission. Dan Schultz N8FGV _______________________________________________ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
