On: NASA’s Orion spacecraft reaches the moon, flying 81 miles above the surface

[PointyFluff]

We use metric in the "American Space Program".

I cannot think of an engineering or scientific endeavor in the US that DOESN'T use the metric system.

The US is officially, metric; ansi converts back for the uneducated.

Here's a colorful video: https://youtu.be/SmSJXC6_qQ8?t=63

Here's boring government text: https://www.nist.gov/pml/owm/si-units-mass

[rsj_hn → PointyFluff]

> The US is officially, metric; ansi converts back for the uneducated.

This is the type of flamebait we don't need.

[widowlark → PointyFluff]

The American Public doesnt use metric. Thats why the article is written with miles.