As nations get ready to build bases on the moon, Biden directs NASA to set up a standard moon time by 2026.

April 3, 2024 243.0K views

The White House on Tuesday directed NASA to establish a standard time on the moon that would become an international norm amid the growing space race

Without a unified lunar time, according to the memo, it would be challenging to ensure that data transfers between spacecraft are secure and that communications between Earth, lunar satellites, bases and astronauts are synchronized