Ingersoll Lockwood - Space Force Labs

[Chakra]

Very interesting company for those that want to take a deep dive in a shallow pond. :)
IE it might hurt your head for awhile...lol decoding some of the nuances of what was being said through not saying it.

There are many interesting things on this directive - but what I found curious and puzzling was the acronym PNT. T is for Timing....

What type of 'Timing' needs to be distinguished from our usual or natural concept of time or timing to the point that it is included within a title.

Asking for a friend....:bigsmile:

https://www.ingersolllockwood.com/space-force-labs/

Memorandum on Space Policy Directive 7

SUBJECT: Space Policy Directive 7, The United States
Space-Based Positioning, Navigation, and Timing
Policy

This Space Policy Directive establishes implementation actions and guidance for United States space-based positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) programs and activities for United States national and homeland security, civil, commercial, and scientific purposes. This policy complements the guidance set forth in Executive Order 13905 of February 12, 2020 (Strengthening National Resilience through Responsible Use of Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Services), and the intersector guidance for Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) included in the December 9, 2020, National Space Policy. This policy supersedes National Security Presidential Directive-39 (NSPD-39) of December 15, 2004 (United States Space-Based Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Policy).

[Denise/Dizi]

After browsing the site, and a few of their links for a few minutes, I got the impression that the timing was more a topic of interest not because time changes, but the positioning of such things, such as GPS satellites must be timed perfectly, when launched (and while in orbit), to have a continuous feed to those services they support..

And as with everything else, distance from the source does equate to time, when counting the amount of time passed from when something leaves one location and reaches another. There is some delay in time, as the distance is covered. While we really do not notice much time passing, while using cell phones, surely there is a measurable amount of time that does indeed pass from one end user to another... I believe they are trying to make sure their time gaps have a standard, as everything is so highly fine tuned, that a micro second could be a disaster in military and civilian uses these days...