I, for one, have no idea, John. Why don't you go to one of those "Ask NASA" pages and pose the question? The answer might be interesting, if discouraging. Jim kilopascal wrote: > > 2001-04-22 > > What percentage of the space station is actually produced to metric > dimensions by metric companies in metric countries, compared to FFU produced > in the USA? > > John > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, 2001-04-19 17:12 > Subject: [ukma] Space Shuttle > > > On Thu, 19 Apr 2001 20:08:31 +0100, "Alan Jamieson" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Just been watching the launch of the Space Shuttle on BBC News 24. > > They started off with the US weather map showing temperature in > > degrees F. Then they said that the bolts holding the shuttle in place > > were a metre long, the robot arm they were taking into space was 50ft > > but the weight was given in kilos! > > The commentary from NASA was all in FFUs of course (miles, mph, pounds > > of fuel). What a muddle! > > > > Alan -- Metric Methods(SM) "Don't be late to metricate!" James R. Frysinger, CAMS http://www.metricmethods.com/ 10 Captiva Row e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Charleston, SC 29407 phone/FAX: 843.225.6789
