European Space Agency Calls for Lunar Time Zone Written 1 March 2023

The AP reports that the European Space Agency “wants to give the moon its own time zone.” The agency “said space organizations around the world are considering how best to keep time on the moon. The idea came up during a meeting in the Netherlands late last year, with participants agreeing on the urgent need to establish ‘a common lunar reference time,’ said the space agency’s Pietro Giordano, a navigation system engineer.” Currently, “a moon mission runs on the time of the country that is operating the spacecraft. European space officials said an internationally accepted lunar time zone would make it easier for everyone, especially as more countries and even private companies aim for the moon and NASA gets set to send astronauts there.”
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