In 1999 the $125 Million Mars Climate Orbiter Was Fed

question 42

True/False

In 1999 the $125 million Mars Climate Orbiter was fed data expressed in pounds,the English unit of force,instead of newtons,the metric unit (about 22% of a pound).As a result,the spacecraft flew too close to the surface of Mars and broke apart.This is an example of a human software error.

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