Why is time so important on the moon? NASA is aiming to send astronauts around the moon in September 2025 and land people there a year later.
The White House has instructed NASA and other U.S. agencies to work on a new time zone – sort of – that will give the moon its own clock.It's not quite a time zone like those on Earth, but an entire frame of time reference for the moon. Because there's less gravity on the moon, time there moves a tad quicker — 58.7 microseconds every day — compared to Earth.
"RELATED: Ed Dwight, first US Black astronaut candidate, will finally get to space with Blue Origin at 90 years oldHeymans said things like navigation rely on time to make all kinds of measurements and then determine the best way to get to grandma’s house. It’s also integral for financial transactions and a host of other things in everyday life. The last time NASA sent astronauts to the moon they wore watches, but timing wasn't as precise and critical as it is now.
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