NASA’s Atomic Clock To Navigate Future Deep Space Missions

NASA’s Atomic Clock To Navigate Future Deep Space Missions


In the not-so-distant future, crewed spacecraft will be heading to other planets. When that happens, keeping those ships “tethered” to Earth for navigation purposes could still be possible, but it would hardly be efficient and it would make more sense for crews to have the power to alter their course in real time if needed.

NASA’s test mission for the atomic clock will last approximately a year to start and the agency is hopeful that it could yield new options for future spacecraft navigation.

Source: New York Post

Name of Author: Mike Wehner

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