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 <[email protected]> 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? > > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] -- To unsubscribe send an > email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe, go to and follow the instructions there. _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] -- To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to and follow the instructions there.
