Lol, "NASA moment"! Arguably it's a Lockheed Martin moment, IIRC. When I teach the units unit in physics, I always bring up the Mars Climate Orbiter. While it's a bit dated, the pricetag (even in 1999 dollars) that was lost due to a units fuckup is still enough to make students' eyes pop.
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Date: 2013-02-09 03:54 am (UTC)