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Atomic clocks will make space exploration easier

14.04.2020

The NASA space agency has long been talking about the need to install and tune an atomic clock system for space that would help future generations of astronauts and explorers navigate time as they deploy their missions. The main difficulty lies in the fact that any spacecraft in one way or another relies on the Earth's version of time, which explains the constant need to communicate with the Earth - and this can be very problematic with a potential landing on other planets, due to communication delays.

To do this, the NASA team has notified the public that it will soon launch into space a new project of its ultra-precise atomic clocks to provide a new level and type of space navigation - the project is called The Deep Atomic Space Clock and relies on almost the same range of functions as terrestrial atomic clock.

The NASA development team intends to introduce a separate module of such a clock in the form of a small compact device on board one of the space launch vehicles, so that this device remains in orbit and measures the dynamics of time during the first year - and also for the system to optimize itself. Worth noting is the fact that this kind of atomic clock seems to be something really remarkable, since future space navigation will become an order of magnitude faster.

Atomic clocks of this type can bring many significant improvements in order to correctly select new navigational options - in particular, when it comes to future planetary landings. It remains only to wait for a specific prototype of such a tool - although according to preliminary information it is known that it will be something like a separate GPS module.

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