Postcards from the Exponential Age: Day 3
Hi there! Something to ponder… Of the 31.4% who say you are always able to spot a deepfake (see poll results below), how many do you think have actually been taken in by one and not realized?
We live in interesting times…
And here is today’s postcard from the Exponential Age from David Mattin - Greenwich Moon Time, anyone?
NASA wants the Moon to have its own time zone
The U.S. government has asked NASA to establish a definitive answer to the question: what time is it on the Moon?
A new memo sent to NASA by the U.S. Office of Science and Technology Policy says the agency has until 2026 to establish a ‘Coordinated Lunar Time’ (CLT).
The challenge? CLT must run differently to the way our time zones work on Earth. Lower gravity on the lunar surface means time runs faster than it does on our planet, gaining around 58 microseconds per Earth day. It’s a tiny difference, but over time it compounds and if left unadjusted it will cause chaos for communications and satellite technologies.
All of this is happening as NASA gears up for its Artemis programme: a series of missions intended to put humans back on the Moon in 2026.
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The deeper point here? Via NASA’s Artemis missions back to the moon, the vast contribution made by SpaceX, and a flourishing ecosystem of startups, a new space economy is set to bloom into life. See startups such as Varda Space Industries, which last month successfully used an orbiting satellite to formulate an HIV medicine in microgravity conditions. The Exponentialist will be diving deep on Varda and other space startups soon.
This lunar and space economy is just firing up. If it’s to function, we need an agreed and standard Moon Time. The coming of CLT, then, sends a powerful message: the Exponential Age is pushing beyond Earth.
Poll Results
Yesterday’s poll results are up…!
And today’s poll question…
When do you expect to buy your first space-made product?
Transport Network Manager, Network Engineering
11 个月Wild.
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11 个月As someone who reads 3 AI newsletters weekly and takes the “real or fake” challenge always, I’d say 90% of them have fallen for a fake. Even with lots of practice I only get 6 or 7 out of 10 correct.