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minus-squareste_@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up82·11 months agoWait until you discover what system they used for the Apollo missions
minus-squaremaryjayjay@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up59·11 months agoInternal calculations were are all done in metric, but converted to traditional US units because many of the astronauts were pilots and more used to them
minus-squareVilian@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up20·11 months agoimperial system is based on metric(on wikipedia) so they calculed on metric, converted to imperial, that is basically metric but worse
minus-squareForestOrca@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up8·11 months agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_program
minus-squarelugal@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up9·11 months agoThat’s not helpful. We all know what the apollo program was but where in the article does it talk about the system of measurement?
minus-squareForestOrca@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up8·11 months agoLoL, @shootwhatsmyname sounded like they might want something to read while they were waiting. Have you found it yet, @lugal?
minus-squarelugal@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up5·11 months agoSorry, I misread your comment. I didn’t but someone else answered the comment
Wait until you discover what system they used for the Apollo missions
I’m waiting
Internal calculations were are all done in metric, but converted to traditional US units because many of the astronauts were pilots and more used to them
imperial system is based on metric(on wikipedia) so they calculed on metric, converted to imperial, that is basically metric but worse
math 😔
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_program
That’s not helpful. We all know what the apollo program was but where in the article does it talk about the system of measurement?
LoL, @shootwhatsmyname sounded like they might want something to read while they were waiting. Have you found it yet, @lugal?
Sorry, I misread your comment. I didn’t but someone else answered the comment