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>Although data was stored internally in metric units, they were displayed as United States customary units. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Guidance_Com

by nvy 3y ago

>Although data was stored internally in metric units, they were displayed as United States customary units. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Guidance_Computer https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Guidance_Computer

jdblair 3y ago
This conversion is cognitive load for the engineers, who eventually made a mistake with the mars climate orbiter. Now NASA uses metric exclusively.
- nvy 3y ago
  Indeed. Freedom units are objectively inferior in every way and I'm glad NASA pilots finally got on board.