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In 1999, NASA lost a $300MM Mars probe due to a metric/imperial conversion oversight. Shocking, yes; unheard of, no.
by gruen 15y ago
In 1999, NASA lost a $300MM Mars probe due to a metric/imperial conversion oversight. Shocking, yes; unheard of, no.
- crocowhile 15y agoReference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_Climate_Orbiter#Communications_loss http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_Climate_Orbiter#Communicat...
- Eliezer 15y agoBut then they found the error afterward. These physicists were looking for an error, hard.