Didn't one of the recent mars probes crash and brun as it's guidance system
was made by the ESA to use kilometers and NASA programmed it in miles?

-----Original Message-----
From: Nick McClure [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] 
Sent: 13 August 2002 20:40
To: CF-Community
Subject: RE: Metric Martyrs (was: RE: Aluminum)


As far as Math and Science are concerned, they taught us both, with the
focus on metric, and converting back to Standard if needed.

I am sure NASA uses Metric for everything they do.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jochem van Dieten [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 2002 3:06 PM
> To: CF-Community
> Subject: Re: Metric Martyrs (was: RE: Aluminum)
> 
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >
> > What will we do when the U.S. goes metric?
> 
> Save money on Mars Landers probably.
> 
> Jochem
> 
> 

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