[USMA:37247] Re: Orion

[Remek Kocz]

Yes, it's embarrasing, but I think that "the rest of the world" knows about our special situation.  Their news outles probably translate this to metric.  I doubt that the flight control will switch to metric anytime soon.  Glad to see that the design and flight calculations are metric, though.

On 9/1/06, Nat Hager <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

Also its not just the design, but the flight calculations.  I get embarrassed for the country every time I hear flight controllers saying "spacecraft xx miles downrage and velocity yy feet/second" going out over international news.

 

Nat

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Subject: [USMA:37245] Re: Orion

Hehe, that was my first thought when I heard the news.  Glad to see that the specs are all metric.  They're still using PSI for pressure though.  Some things just can't be gotten rid of.

Remek

On 9/1/06, Nat Hager III <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

So Lockheed Martin's been awarded the contract to build the space-shuttle replacement, named Orion.  I certainly hope the entire design is metric, it looks encouraging at: 

 

http://www.nasa.gov/pdf/140636main_ESAS_05.pdf   

 

Nat