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Date: Tue, 29 May 90 02:16:10 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: SPACE Digest V11 #459

SPACE Digest                                     Volume 11 : Issue 459

Today's Topics:
			  Re: archaic units
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Date: 28 May 90 01:36:42 GMT
From: van-bc!rsoft!mindlink!a752@uunet.uu.net  (Bruce Dunn)
Subject: Re: archaic units

> bob@castle.ed.ac.uk writes:
> >I'm not sure about new programs in general, but the official units for
> >the space station are imperial units, because of fears that astronauts
> >might forget how long a centimeter is in a crisis.


     The official units may be imperial (or should that be American) but the
writing is on the wall for this ridiculous system.  I just got a demonstration
disk for Orbital Workbench and OrbitView PC orbit determination and display
programs, and was happy to note that they were using SI units.  For anyone
interested in these programs, contact Cygnus Engineering, 918 Leighton Way,
Sunnyvale CA 94087 for information and a demonstration disk.
--
Bruce Dunn   Vancouver, Canada    a752@mindlink.UUCP

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