Smithsonian Magazine

NASA Will Create a New Time Zone for the Moon, Called Coordinated Lunar Time

This week, the White House officially tasked NASA with establishing a time standard for the moon, called Coordinated Lunar Time (LTC) in the Office of the President’s memorandum, which international ...
NPR

NASA has been asked to create a time zone for the moon. Here's how it would work

As the world prepares for a new space race, the Biden Administration is calling on NASA to create a moon-based time standard. That's because time ticks by faster on the moon relative to Earth. The ...
Los Angeles Times

What time is it on the moon? Europe and others push for a standard lunar 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. This week, the agency said space organizations around the ...
SpaceNews

White House directs NASA to develop lunar time standard

NASA has been studying an architecture called LunaNet for lunar communications and navigation that could require a new time standard. Credit: NASA WASHINGTON — A new White House policy instructs NASA ...