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White House directs NASA to create time standard for the moon (www.reuters.com)

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 7 months ago (5 children)

"[...] instructed the space agency to work with other parts of the U.S. government to devise a plan by the end of 2026 for setting what it called a Coordinated Lunar Time (LTC)."

You people just hate acronyms that make sense, don't you

[–] [email protected] 8 points 7 months ago (1 children)

It’s because the French and the English can’t allow the other to win, so we use a third option

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

yet another item on the list of things I blame the French for

[–] [email protected] 8 points 7 months ago

They didn't want it to be pronounced clit? Shoulda called it lunar coordinated time.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 7 months ago

I'm guessing it's to stay standardised with the UTC terminology.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago

I am campaigning for LTU then... Uncoordinated Lunar Time, then people on the moon can do what they want whenever they damn well feel like it.