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Subject: Re: More Fun Stuff From Lunar Lander
Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2024 07:39:26 -0000 (UTC)
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On 24 Jun 2024 06:05:40 GMT, rbowman wrote:

> At least they appear to have used metric units consistently unlike the
> Mars probe.

During the Apollo missions, you would frequently hear them talking about 
speed in “knots” at one point, while giving distances in “miles” at 
another point. And sometimes even “nautical miles”.

I wonder how they kept things straight.

> Who knows what Boeing is using these days.

They measure things in “happy feet”.