Clocks in Space
Atomic clocks in Space
By Ayad Alhazmi
Atomic clocks are the most accurate type of clocks ever made. In space, time, gravity, and chemistry can change by a lot. I will talk about the history of the clock and how it developed in the invention. I will also talk about how the atomic clock is affected in space. Lastly I will talk about what the next steps are from hear.
In 1949 the atomic clock was invented by National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). In 1945, Isidor Rabi was the first person to suggest that the atomic beam magnetic resonance could be the base of a clock. In 1955, The National Physical Laboratory located in England built the first every cesium-beam clock to use as a calibration source. In 1999 NIST tests the clock and comes to the result that this is the most accurate clock ever made and always will be. In the years 1975-1999 the atomic clock went through a lot of trial and error and the scientist that was involved got what they deserved.
NASA was planning to send atomic clocks to space. In deep space there are things that will interfere with time such as supernovas, gamma ray pulses, and many other extraterrestrial events. The goal of NASA’s plan is to further improve space navigation and science in the same time saving money. NASA is going to use very precise atomic clocks on to space crafts, so the ground people can locate the space crafts precisely. If that succeed then it is a huge start colonizing other solar systems.
I believe the next steps are is making technological advances to computers. I believe that if the atomic clocks are the most accurate clocks then they should be used to advance our technology. The advances to computers would have an advanced graphics, the monitor can have atomic energy go through the monitor, so it can run the visuals. CPU can be faster with the atomic energy built into it. Atomic energy can be used to advance the technology that we have.
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