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Two Teams, Two Measures Equaled One Lost Spacecraft (1999)
- bediger4000 4y agoAh, yes! The clear superiority of traditional (Imperial) units, which do not clearly distinguish between "weight" and "mass". I worked as a stress analyst in aerospace for a while,, 1984-90. Using traditional units was a nagging difficulty when doing rocket analysis. I'll also note that the "We're using pounds/We're using Newtons" confusion happens more than this article lets on. You'll just have to believe me on this one.