On 12/15/2009 2:02 PM, John Hasler wrote:
Jan Ceuleers writes:
Secondly though, is the ISS able to receive GPS signals in order to
remove the need for its own high-accuracy clock?
This appears to be a research-grade clock with epecially good long-term
stability.
Assuming that the accuracy
...an agreement that paves the way for the launch of a high-accuracy
atomic clock to be attached to the outside of the European Columbus
laboratory onboard the International Space Station (ISS).
See more:
http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMRDI9K73G_index_0.html
David
On 2009-12-15, David J Taylor
david-tay...@blueyonder.delete-this-bit.and-this-part.co.uk.invalid wrote:
...an agreement that paves the way for the launch of a high-accuracy
atomic clock to be attached to the outside of the European Columbus
laboratory onboard the International Space Station
unruh wrote:
They have high accuracy atomic clocks orbiting up there already (GPS,
Galileo,...) What is significant about this?
Firstly, the linked press release talks about certain physics experiments which
can presumably only be carried out in orbit and which require highly accurate
clocks.
Jan Ceuleers writes:
Secondly though, is the ISS able to receive GPS signals in order to
remove the need for its own high-accuracy clock?
This appears to be a research-grade clock with epecially good long-term
stability.
Assuming that the accuracy that results would still be good enough?
I
