Re: [amsat-bb] MARS Climate Observer -- Failure Mode

[Andrew Reynolds <calliban@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

In a word:

Amen!

Later,
Andy
WD9IYT

On Mon, 4 Oct 1999, Mike Parisey wrote:

> Folks..... In a few words "GET ENOUGH OF IT" yes is was a stupid mistake, so
> what, someone will learn something from this I would hope, right? And now
> for something completely different......... The worst aerospace workers,
> engineers, and managers? are better than the rest, where ever they may live!
> 
> Vy 73 and good DX's........
> 
> Mike Parisey.... W5GML..... Sealy, TX! (USA)
> 
> Subject: R: [amsat-bb] MARS Climate Observer -- Failure Mode
> 
> 
> > You are definitely right David,
> > it is quite 'folkloristic' to see the multi-faceted desperation of all of
> > those guys trying to blame this outrageously ridiculous failure to the
> > metric system. .........
> >
> > > David Cowdin writes:
> > >
> > > > Now you would think that someone at JPL would figure out
> > > > that we still work in English units. .....
> 
> > > Sounds almost as difficult as converting American language into English
> :)
> 
> > > 73
> > > Richard W L Limebear G3RWL
> > > g3rwl@amsat.org
> > > FOC # 1188
> > >
> > >           So many beautiful girls ..... (sob) so little time
> 
> 
> 
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