"Several years ago NASA rocket failed because scientists were not using the same system of measurement for all the parts."
The United States, though working with many parts of the world, does not share the same, common measurement system called the Metric System, which is already integrated into so many other countries for years; we instead mostly use inches, feet, yards, etc. that takes a while to convert back to the Metric System. I am into the idea of having the US switching into the Metric System, though it won't be an easy nor quick process. One reason is because if this does pass, our country can be more universally linked with other nations in terms of measuring calculations. Now, with large-scaled projects similar to rocket launches, it's much easier to contribute, organize, edit/fix everything. Another reason is because the metric system can help settle a lot of confusion in other measuring-related jobs or tasks, such as mathematics and building items, or even when traveling to other parts of the country/world. Some people have lived off of the US's inch/feet/yard system for the majority of their lives, but when it comes to international areas, they will soon find out that they will need to take drastic measures to reconvert inches to centimeters, and they'll get easily confused and/or lost in the mess. Therefore, if we have this more unified measuring system with other parts of the world, we can finally lose the confusion that lurked in many measuring processes.
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