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minus-squaremaryjayjay@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up63·1 year 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-up21·1 year 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-up8·1 year agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_program
minus-squarelugal@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up9·1 year 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-up8·1 year agoLoL, @shootwhatsmyname sounded like they might want something to read while they were waiting. Have you found it yet, @lugal?
minus-squarelugal@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 year agoSorry, I misread your comment. I didn’t but someone else answered the comment
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