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minus-squareLOLseas@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·13 days agoWasn’t there a satellite that got lost in space due to EU/US teams disagreeing on the tracking units of measurement? I feel like I read this at some point…
minus-squareAlligatorBlizzard@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·13 days agoAssuming you’re thinking of the Mars Climate Orbiter, it crashed into Mars. Of course it’s possible there’s been more than one metric/imperial issue.
Wasn’t there a satellite that got lost in space due to EU/US teams disagreeing on the tracking units of measurement? I feel like I read this at some point…
Assuming you’re thinking of the Mars Climate Orbiter, it crashed into Mars.
Of course it’s possible there’s been more than one metric/imperial issue.
You nailed it. Thanks!