Assertion: metric system's unit | /r/HasProperty | newton
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text: One example of the importance of agreed units is the failure of the NASA Mars Climate Orbiter, which was accidentally destroyed on a mission to Mars in September 1999 instead of entering orbit due to miscommunications about the value of forces: different computer programs used different units of measurement (newton versus pound force).
text: The proper unit of weight in the metric system is the newton, which is a unit of force.
text: A preliminary report revealed the spacecraft's builder, Lockheed Martin Astronautics, submitted acceleration data in units of pounds of force instead of the metric unit , newtons.