were to be used (SI or imperial) for calculating at least one portion of
the braking maneuver for the atmospheric braking/entry. The mistake was
on the order of thousands of dollars, the loss was of the entire ($1B+)
mission. Given the cost of codes and the cost of building, I'd say it's
a rather appropriate comparison - especially since the ICC codes are
trying to be written in both units at once.
An old NASA supervisor I once had told me as a new engineer that if I
did my job perfectly, I might get a mention on the last page of the
science section of the newspaper; If I screwed up, I'd make the front page.
Jordan
Dave Adams wrote:
> To add a little perspective ... didn't NASA scientists make a billion dollar mistake for a Mars project by neglecting to convert units (or is that story apocryphal)?
>
>
> Dave K. Adams, S.E., P.Eng.
> Lane Engineers, Inc.
> Tulare, CA
> www.training4engineers.com
>
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>
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