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Re:Apollo 10 Stopped Just 47k Feet from the Moon by jyriand on Tuesday May 14, 2019 @10:52AM (#19910095)
I’m wondering if Apollo mission was actually using feet or meters for calculations.
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Re:Apollo 10 Stopped Just 47k Feet from the Moon by garaetjjte on Tuesday May 14, 2019 @11:23AM (#19910409)
https://github.com/chrislgarry/Apollo-11/blob/master/Luminar...

Code seems to use SI, but imperial in comments.

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Re:Apollo 10 Stopped Just 47k Feet from the Moon by quux on Tuesday May 14, 2019 @11:57AM (#19910700)
Wikipedia says: "Although data was stored internally in metric units, they were displayed as United States customary units."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Guidance_Computer#DSKY_...

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