β³ What time is it on the Moon? π How do we prevent astronauts from getting lost? π Can we make lunar landings safer?
By 2040, up to 1000 people could be living on the
#Moon. As time moves 56 microseconds a day faster on the Moon, the sun can be up for 14 days at a time, and some mountains never experience nights, the international community needs a common, Moon-tailored way of keeping track of time. As humanity prepares for long-term lunar missions and settlements a reliable navigation and communication system will also be indispensable.
In our latest
#UNOOSA101 video, Dr. Javier Ventura-Traveset - Head of Navigation Science Office & ESA Lunar PNT Coordination at the European Space Agency explains:
π°οΈ Why defining a "Moon Time" is critical for future missions
π‘ How lunar positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) systems - like ESAβs Moonlight - will transform exploration
π How UNOOSA and the International Committee on GNSS (ICG) are ensuring global cooperation on lunar nav...