Perseverance Rover lands on Mars [video]

Re:Perseverance Rover lands on Mars [video] by lmilcin on Thursday February 18, 2021 @07:06PM (#26187660)

Actually, NASA uses metric system internally. Imperial units are probably used for general public convenience.

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Re:Perseverance Rover lands on Mars [video] by spaetzleesser on Thursday February 18, 2021 @11:24PM (#26189704)

Considering that one of NASA's roles is to inspire young people to enter STEM I think it would be important to promote metric as much as possible.

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Re:Perseverance Rover lands on Mars [video] by lmilcin on Friday February 19, 2021 @05:23AM (#26191487)

I don't see how the choice here can promote STEM.

Do you think kids find it sexy to talk about meters, kilograms and degrees Celcius rather than feet, miles, pounds and Fahrenheit?

I can't fault for choosing what is more understandable to the target audience.

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