Umkela wa-NASA Artemis uthanda isikhathi somuntu emhlabeni — ayisi-briefs lamuhla, kodwa isikhathi esisinde kunezinhlelo ezibandakanya i-Gateway lunar elingeni, ukunziwa kumhlaba, nezinhlelo zokukhipha umdlulana. Yonke leyo edinga into esiyibukayo emhlabeni: umkela wesikhathi onande onekombi, ezihambisana yonke.
Isikhathi Elangeni Sidinga Isikhathi Osikela
Umkela wa-Apollo wamasikela ngo-1960s kanye ngo-70s ayinasikela esikhathi solanga. Umkela wasikhathi amahaya, ayito inyanga, nokuzilindela kwakuhlawuliswe ngamsikhela okunzima umhlaba.
I-Artemis iyohluka. Umkela uthuma:
Ukunziwa okusele okusele okunzima ekuseni kwe-Luna south pole okusebenza kunziwa. I-Gateway eLanga eningeni echale kune-relay hub. Amakhokhobezi nezikhali zekholi ezisemulini. Abathengisi abasebenze ezinkulumela kanye nziwe.
Yonke leyo edinga isikhathi — futhi zonke zizilinganelo isikhathi. Isikhalo sikhuthaza umhlaba kusetshenziswa imikhela yesikhashi. Isikhalo esikhaya ekuseni edinga isikhathi ozilindela ekuseni esikhunde. Ifowora esikhathi phakati umhlaba nomhlaba edinga iminini entsha.
Ukuzilindela Emalanga — Moon GPS
Emhlabeni, i-GPS isebenza ngenxa yokuthi izinkhosikazi zaka akunayo angamakhilomethala wezikhathi azilinganelo umkela wesikhathi ozisekela. Rẹ́kọ̀ọ́ yako ibalwa indawo yayo ukubala umehluko omncane esikhathi sokufika sesiginali kusukela isigaba ezinsingisili.
UNASA kanye ne-ESA azama isikhalo esifanayo eLangeni. I-ESA's Moonlight program izofaka izinkhosikazi eLangeni eningeni ukuhlinzela ifowora nesikela isigaba. I-NASA's Lunar Communication Relay kanye neNavigation Systems (LCRNS) izobakela.
Ekuze i-lunar GPS isebenze, izinkhosikazi zonke zizilinganelo umkela wesikhathi ozisekela — futhi umkela wesikhathi uzodinga ukundlulumagumbo okwenziwa kuhhafo. Izinkhosikazi eLangeni eningeni zophakela okubaliselwa okwenziwa okuhlukile kunesikala kumhlaba (ezinkhosikazi ze-GPS emhlabeni kuzilingane okubaliselwa okwenziwa), i-Coordinated Lunar Time (LTC) izobakela umkela ozisekela.
Umkela Wa-Artemis Timeline
Umkela Wa-Artemis timeline ihambisana nokubalaswa komkela we-LTC:
Artemis I (yakuqedwa November 2022) — Isikhalo setest sePu Space Launch System kanye nebhaskili ye-Orion elangeni. Ayisikela isikhathi olutsha edinga phezulu itrakiso enziwe umhlaba.
Artemis II (olutho 2025) — Isikhalo sokuqala soluntu elangeni okusukela Apollo 17 ngo-1972. Nomusela lutho umhlaba-based itrakiso.
Artemis III (olutho 2026-2027) — Isikhalo sokuqala soluntu ekulandaneni ekuseni ekuseni. Umkela uzosisekela isikhathi se-ulwazi se-LTC, lwaloli fuvela ekuseni sesigaba nokuzilindela emhlabeni.
Artemis IV nenkungu — I-Gateway eLangeni iyabasikala eningeni. Izinkuluma ezehlukile neziinkamali ezithengisa zibuzemukhoza emhlabeni. Umkela wesikhathi we-lunar onekombi ubaluleke.
Kunkungu Elangeni — Mars Nokusele Okukhona
Ifundo lesisigaba se-LTC lizosebenza ngqo ekusengulekeni kwesikhathi seMars, ekuseni okubaliselwa okwenziwa okwenziwa kuhluke (i-Mars ine-38% yesigaba sokubaliselwa umhlaba), nokufowora isikhathi okuncike iminini 24 isengi okuzilindela kukhona akunomthobo umhlaba.
Umkela oCoordinated Martian Time uyozoshintsha, okubakela kusentshindisizeni kwesikhathi ekuseni okuzilindela owokushintsha kodwa enemibuzo ye-Mars-specific. Umkela thethwe ngabaphakeli kuze umkela manje weLanga ikhethela okuzilindela emhlabeni jiyane.
Ukulibuka Isikhathi Solanga Namuhla
Ngobhala umkela wesikhathi we-LTC onekombi ubakela, ungabuka ukuthi isikhathi solanga lithwala njani namuhla kusetshenziswa i-live Coordinated Lunar Time clock esite. Isigaba isebenzisa isikhathi sokubhaliselwa ka-56.02 µs/usuku kuUTC, okucubshwe kusukela ku-J2000.0 epoch, okuhlinzeka ngamandla ukuthi isikhathi solanga eliphandelela ngokwenyakuhlonipho azo kusala namuhla.