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Clock to Be Tested in Microgravity

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Brent D. Johnson

When the "primary atomic reference clock in space" project is launched in 2005, it will measure the relativistic effects of gravity on time. The project is the first flight to the international space station of NASA's Laser Cooling and Atomic Physics program, part of the Fundamental Physics in Microgravity program. The primary atomic reference clock will be launched into space to study the effects of gravity on time. Its ticking rate will be compared with that of the National Institute of Standards and Technology clock on the ground. The last time an experiment of this type was attempted...Read full article

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