[time-nuts] Re: constructing a moon base

[Bob kb8tq]

Hi

My *guess* (and it’s only a guess) is that before you get to the “road building” 
phase, there will already be at least a basic set of satellites providing coverage
for the moon. However much they cost today, they will be way cheaper then.
They also would be useful for a wide range of activities. 

Does that mean full GNSS on the moon? Who knows ….. It does mean that part
of the com / time transfer stuff could be offloaded. 

Bob


> On Sep 29, 2021, at 10:30 AM, Chris Howard <chris at elfpen.com> wrote:
> 
> My employment involves the design and manufacturing of construction equipment.
> 
> I had a conversation today about what will be needed for time/positioning when GPS is not in sight, like road-building on the far side of the moon.
> The context was timestamp coordination between multiple data sources in the vehicle environment, ntpd, and similar things.
> 
> No GPS probably means cesium on the road grader?
> 
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