NASA To Test New Atomic Clock

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Posted by samzenpus on Wednesday October 19, @06:04PM
from the no-time-like-the-precise-present dept.

edesio writes "Many satellites and spacecraft require accurate timing signals to ensure the proper operation of scientific instruments. In the case of GPS satellites, accurate timing is essential, otherwise anything relying on GPS signals to navigate could be misdirected. The third technology demonstration planned by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory is the Deep Space Atomic Clock. The DSAC team plans to develop a small, low-mass atomic clock based on mercury-ion trap technology and demonstrate it in space."

Source: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdotScience/~3/j14-05S4B5o/nasa-to-test-new-atomic-clock

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