Flying Squid@lemmy.worldM to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 3 months agoHandy temperature conversion scale.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square230fedilinkarrow-up1902
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minus-squareKraven_the_Hunter@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·3 months agoPre- or post- Mars orbiter?
minus-squareOccamsTeapot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·3 months agoWell they did for the moon landing, and have as a policy since 1979. I didn’t know about why that orbiter failed though, pretty funny!
minus-squarePatapon Enjoyer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·edit-23 months agoThe orbiter failed because while NASA used metric, the contractor (Lockheed Martin, I believe?) used imperial for one system and no one caught their mistake.
Pre- or post- Mars orbiter?
Well they did for the moon landing, and have as a policy since 1979.
I didn’t know about why that orbiter failed though, pretty funny!
The orbiter failed because while NASA used metric, the contractor (Lockheed Martin, I believe?) used imperial for one system and no one caught their mistake.