[amsat-bb] Who Let THIS Info Out?

[Jerry Buxton]

On 8/5/2020 05:33, Frank Bauer via AMSAT-BB wrote:
> One item I will remind all of you:  Getting into space is HARD.  Collaboration and teamwork are essential elements of space mission success.  Infighting and back biting are a recipe for disaster in organizations and especially in space.  If you all continue these behaviors, you will lose your opportunities to fly your space missions of the future.  Space agencies and space corporations only want to work with folks that are dedicated to mission success.  I ask all to get over your grievances and start working as a team as I would hate to see AMSAT lose space opportunities and space relationships that have taken decades to build.  
Well said Frank, and thank you!

The truth and importance of this cannot be overstated.  It is, quite
simply, spot on.

Perhaps my similar words to the Board and Officers have been taken with
less or little confidence in what I might know about this in my
experience as VPE.  I ask you then, please pay attention and respect to
Frank's words as drawn from his extensive experience with and within
space agencies and space corporations.

Even in my six years of AMSAT VPE history the respect that we have built
beginning with Fox-1A and continuing to this day with the GOLF
satellites is seen in NASA's high regard of AMSAT for being "by the
book" and reliable, with space corporations from the mission integrators
orchestrating integration and safe flight to the corporations wishing to
partner or help us in accessing space, and in working with government
agencies from the armed forces to NOAA/CRSRA imaging to FCC licensing.

AMSAT's standing is, as you may know from some of your own life/job
experiences, easily undone in a very short time by carelessness in our
conduct or in our commitments that is in contrast to the work we have
done that ultimately established and earned AMSAT their respect.

I join Frank here in again asking you all, please consider and
understand the severity and impact of your words and actions no matter
your title or work within AMSAT, support of AMSAT in being a member, or
candidacy for a position with AMSAT.

Thank you,

Jerry Buxton, NØJY