In 1999, NASA lost the Mars Climate Orbiter because one group of engineers used metric units in their calculations while another group used English units. Consequently, the orbiter descended too far into the Martian atmosphere and burned up. Suppose that the orbiter was to have established orbit at 157 km and that one group of engineers specified this distance as 1.57 x 10 m. Suppose further that a second group of engineers programmed the orbiter to go to 1.57 x 10³ ft. The $125 million Mars Climate Orbiter was lost in the Martian atmosphere in 1999 because two groups of engineers failed to communicate with each other about What was the difference in kilometers between the two altitudes? Express your answer with the appropriate units. Value Submit HA Provide Feedback Part B Complete previous part(s) Units Request Answer ?

In 1999, NASA lost the Mars Climate Orbiter because one group of engineers used metric units in their calculations while another group used English units. Consequently, the orbiter descended too far into the Martian atmosphere and burned up. Suppose that the orbiter was to have established orbit at 157 km and that one group of engineers specified this distance as 1.57 x 10 m. Suppose further that a second group of engineers programmed the orbiter to go to 1.57 x 10³ ft. The $125 million Mars Climate Orbiter was lost in the Martian atmosphere in 1999 because two groups of engineers failed to communicate with each other about What was the difference in kilometers between the two altitudes? Express your answer with the appropriate units. Value Submit HA Provide Feedback Part B Complete previous part(s) Units Request Answer ?

College Physics

11th Edition

ISBN:9781305952300

Author:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Publisher:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Chapter1: Units, Trigonometry. And Vectors

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1CQ: Estimate the order of magnitude of the length, in meters, of each of the following; (a) a mouse, (b)...

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