Blizzard comments on TIL that NASA lost a $330m Mars Orbiter in 1999, immediately before mars orbit was achieved, because one of the contracted US companies used imperial units instead of metric.

TIL that NASA lost a $330m Mars Orbiter in 1999, immediately before mars orbit was achieved, because one of the contracted US companies used imperial units instead of metric. (everydayastronaut.com)

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[–] Blizzard@lemmy.zip 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

You know how much effort would it take for Americans to change their habits? At least a couple of football fields of effort!

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