will be 99.999% SI (except for that pesky PSI thing))... .. and that NMI (I assume nautical miles) thing that shows up in the document)
So maybe 99.998% Howard Ressel Project Design Engineer, Region 4 (585) 272-3372 >>> Jason Darfus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 09/01/06 12:00 PM >>> From what I understand of NASA's policy on metric usage, it's per program. I remember hearing flight controllers using metric units, but this was several years ago. Mission controllers used metric just recently during the Mars landings (Spirit and Opportunity). There I remember hearing a mix, so even within the same program there can be both USC and SI. So yes, hopefully the entire Constellation program, including Orion, will be 99.999% SI (except for that pesky PSI thing). On Sep 1, 2006, at 11:04, Remek Kocz wrote: > 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 >> >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On >> Behalf Of Remek Kocz >> Sent: Friday, 2006 September 01 9:50 >> To: U.S. Metric Association >> Cc: U.S. Metric Association >> 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 >>> Jason Darfus Columbus, OH USA
