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Metric system taught for good measure in Greensburg
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If you were a rocket scientist working for NASA, would you be
using the metric system?
Until about a month ago the short answer was no.
The U.S. space agency worked with 13 other space agencies around
the world last year on ways to coordinate the study of the moon.
Using a standard measuring system was one small step.
"When we made the announcement at the meeting, the reps for the
other space agencies all gave a little cheer," Jeff Volosin, a NASA
wonk, said in a news rele...