NASA creating Moon time zone for space missions by 2026

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The White House tasks NASA with creating a Moon time zone by 2026 to establish international space norms. The lunar time standard, Coordinated Lunar Time (LTC), aims to aid future missions due to the Moon's faster time movement. This initiative supports safety and accuracy for space missions to the Moon and Mars. Steve Welby from the OSTP emphasizes the importance of celestial time standards for space exploration.


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