Problem
In 1999, NASA lost the Mars Climate Orbiter, a 338 kg robotic space probe (with a cost of $327.6 million dollars) due to a failed translation of British units into metric units in the mission software. This mistake triggered an unintentional de-orbit of the probe and its subsequent disintegration in Mars' upper atmosphere.
Read NASA's release "Mars Climate Orbiter Failure Board Releases Report, numerous NASA actions underway in response".
Write a 2-3 page response that details the issues of the case, particularly as they relate to quality, and addresses the following questions:
i. Which quality approaches, methods and tools would you propose to mitigate each of the 8 contributing factors identified in the release?
ii. Which considerations would you take in order to implement your proposals within the organization?