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Yeah I remember that incident well. The following year I took my first college physics course, and the instructor used that as a model lesson in why paying attention to units is important. It's hard to leave anyone blameless in that case, but (admittedly not knowing any of the insider details) I can't figure out why the hell anyone wouldn't have used SI units on a project such as that. I've always assumed that the company who was using English must have been out of step with norms and protocols. But, like I said, it's pure speculation. Sad that the program director of Beagle 2 died recently. I'm sure this would've made his career.