Some interesting background context to the metrication issues:

http://www.space.com/news/metric_policy_100199.html

http://edition.cnn.com/TECH/space/9909/30/mars.metric/

http://oig.nasa.gov/old/inspections_assessments/g-00-021.pdf

http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2007/08jan_metricMoon.html

http://www.metrication.us/content/nasa-criticised-sticking-imperial-
units


Jan




On 1 Jul 2009, at 07:02, james brown wrote:

> NASA has a much better record on hitting Mars than anyone else.
> That misstake has only once happened. That is not their problem. I
> think they should make the change, but that is an different issue.
>
>
> Earth water and almost anthing else to LEO will get much cheaper.
> Starting with SpaceX, but then even much better when we have
> implemented the tether upper stage. After talking to Elon Musk it
> looks like he expcet that to be in a few nundred dollars per pound.
> The tether should lower to ten percent that. Since the cost of
> asteroid water even then will depent on cost to LEO it will still
> be a good money maker at fifty dollars a pound or less.
>
> Jim Brown