8. In 1999, teams in Colorado and California were working together to put NASA's Mars Climate Orbiter in orbit around Mars. The mission of the orbiter was to look for evidence
of water. One team used English units of measurement. The other team used metric
measurement. As a result, the spacecraft was lost. What would be the simplest and most
cost-effective way to avoid mistakes like this in the future?
A Missions should be run by only one facility.
® All personnel and missions should use the metric system.
© Another office should oversee every aspect of missions.
NASA should coordinate all missions with the European Space Agency.