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(meteorobs) Professional responses (Daniel Fischercomments regarding Jenniskin)

I also am sorry for this OT, but I, too, feel strongly to respond.  I
have periodically been taken aback by the impolite and inconsiderate tone
occasionally used by some members in their postings.  The recent attack
on Daniel Fischer is a good example.  I sometimes feel that people forget
the other members of the list are real people with real feelings that
need to be considered, rather than just a faceless entity we can insult
at will.  Let's lighten up!

Jan Fries




On Tue, 14 Aug 2001 13:48:57 -1000 Mike Linnolt <mlinnolt@alum.mitdot edu>
writes:
> (Sorry about this OT, but I feel strongly to respond to this 
> inaccurate post.)
> 
> If you are referring to NASA administrator Dan Goldin, I can assure 
> you he does not "take orders" from the CIA, FBI or any other 
> agency. He is the director of an independent federal agency, 
> reporting to the President of the US. While Mr. Goldin's tenure at 
> NASA has certainly been controversial, he also has been charged 
> with a challenging job of creating a "faster, better, cheaper" 
> agency 
> under the pressure of a $3 billion budget cut. In fact, one of his 
> goals has been to cut out the old guard establishment of 
> bureauocratic "automatons", replacing them with managers of a 
> more entrepreneurial spirit. He is openly disdainful of special 
> interests who try to control the agency's direction.
> 
> I worked for him during his term as the head of TRW's Space and 
> Defense Sector.  It was his promotion of cutting edge technology, 
> reducing the costs, risks and time to flight at TRW that got him the 
> 
> job at NASA. I can assure you he is an able, ethical administrator. 
> In fact, he did not buckle under pressure when prior NASA officials 
> (OSSA) attempted to influence top TRW management to kill 
> Goldin's study against large satellites for the EOS system. Of 
> course, shortly after taking control at NASA, Goldin then 
> dismantled OSSA as his first step to streamline the agency!
> 
> In conclusion, Mr. Goldin's track record supports that of an 
> independent minded visionary leader, not a lackey under the arm of 
> the DoD or NSA. I dont work for Dan anymore, therefore have no 
> motivation to say this except to report the facts as they are.
> 
> Mike Linnolt
> 
> On 14 Aug 2001, at 15:37, aergo wrote:
> 
> > Well,  if this guy works for NASA -  there's no sense in waiting 
> for any
> > new information.  He's bought and paid for and controlled like all 
> the
> > other NASA automatons.  NASA never publishes, anything - unless it 
> agrees
> > with Tom Golden's CIA / NSA / FBI orders.
> 
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