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forqalso Posted April 16, 2023 Share Posted April 16, 2023 22 hours ago, KhunDon said: It sure as hell mattered when the Hubble telescope was built. Some engineers who made parts for Hubble used the metric system, whilst others used feet and inches and the difference in measurements ended up with the outer edge of the mirror being ground to the wrong dimensions. Space went all fuzzy at a cost of 2.7 Billion $ https://apnews.com/article/a080cf57761942b3a6837eb87b088bc5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fygjam Posted April 16, 2023 Share Posted April 16, 2023 23 hours ago, KhunDon said: It sure as hell mattered when the Hubble telescope was built. Some engineers who made parts for Hubble used the metric system, whilst others used feet and inches and the difference in measurements ended up with the outer edge of the mirror being ground to the wrong dimensions. Space went all fuzzy at a cost of 2.7 Billion $ I think you are talking about a Mars mission. Metric vs Imperial Units: How NASA lost a 327 Million Dollar Mission to Mars https://everydayastronaut.com/mars-climate-orbiter/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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