For now, a moon mission runs on the time of the country that is operating the spacecraft. But with more lunar missions than ever on the horizon, the European Space Agency wants to give the moon its own time zone.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — With more lunar missions than ever on the horizon, the European Space Agency wants to give the moon its own time zone.
"A joint international effort is now being launched towards achieving this," Giordano said in a statement. People are also reading… NASA had to grapple with the time question while designing and building the International Space Station, fast approaching the 25th anniversary of the launch of its first piece.
The international team looking into lunar time is debating whether a single organization should set and maintain time on the moon, according to the European Space Agency.
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