Popular Science has a relatively similar article, which may get more exposure.
http://www.popsci.com/military-aviation-amp-space/article/2009-06/nasa-gets-heat-ditching-metric-system-new-shuttle-replacement?page=

--- On Wed, 6/24/09, Hillger, Don <hill...@cira.colostate.edu> wrote:


From: Hillger, Don <hill...@cira.colostate.edu>
Subject: [USMA:45258] NASA feedback about metric use
To: "U.S. Metric Association" <usma@colostate.edu>
Date: Wednesday, June 24, 2009, 1:47 PM



NASA can take online feedback at the following site

http://www.nasa.gov/about/contact/ask_nasa_form.html

for those who would like to suggest that NASA use the metric system for the 
Constellation Program.  (They backed off of an earlier metric commitment, in 
case someone does not know, see 
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn17350-nasa-criticised-for-sticking-to-imperial-units.htm)

Don
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