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On 2009-07-22 09:10:01 -0500, Colin Paul Gloster said:

> I do not know. Some hints...
> FORTRAN influence:
> Robert B. Love
> Subject: Re: Loss of Mars Climate Orbiter due to units of measurment conflicts
> Date: 1999/10/02
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Boy, it is weird seeing your name cited from a decade old message.  I 
don't remember what I said.  I do have a memory that LM (MM in those 
days) was supposed to use SI units per the agreement but used British 
Engineering units.   The context was information sent to NASA/JPL after 
the launch about the LEO orbit.    Strange, the space program still 
seems to be using feet and nautical miles.