NASA Finally Goes Metric

[Big Booger]

When NASA returns astronauts to the Moon, the mission will be measured kilometers, not miles.

The agency has decided to use metric units for all operations on the lunar surface, according to a statement released today.

The change will standardize parts and tools. It means...

http://www.space.com/news/070108_moon_metric.html

This should prevent any mixups or screwups based on unit conversions in the future.

[cash_site]

lol, but i wonder if the shuttles will upgrade all their toolsets to metric... hey neil, what is the metric for 7/8ths spanner... oh, just use a shifter :p

[blackhat]

23mm DRB

[cash_site]

23mm DRB

LOL, maybe that's what they needed to fix the Hubble's shutdown Camera's :p