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They used a combination, with all the displays outputting customary. It wasn’t until the 80s/90s NASA really transitioned to metric. You can see the mission re
by WrongAssumption 3y ago
They used a combination, with all the displays outputting customary. It wasn’t until the 80s/90s NASA really transitioned to metric.
You can see the mission report all measurements referred to are customary units.
https://history.nasa.gov/alsj/a11/A11_MissionReport.pdf https://history.nasa.gov/alsj/a11/A11_MissionReport.pdf
- pdabbadabba 3y agoThat's a weird document, from a units perspective. Mass is reported in lbs while distances are in cm. Notwithstanding the units used for reporting, though, I had always heard that the actual work was done in metric (to avoid potential conversion errors).[1] Is that not correct? [1] But see https://everydayastronaut.com/mars-climate-orbiter/ https://everydayastronaut.com/mars-climate-orbiter/