wrote:

:Now that NASA is developing a new vehicle can we persuade NASA to stop
:doing some things they way they always have? This is the time to
:modernize.
:
:1) Nautical Miles. Does it make _any_ sense to specify orbits in
:nautical miles? Are they doing this to honor the naval aviators who
:fly Shuttles? Personally, I'd prefer complete metrification but I can
:settle for using statute miles if we can't do kilometers.

Nautical miles is the standard aviation distance measurement, just as
speeds are given in knots.

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