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Deep Space Atomic Clock Latest News

Artist concept of the Deep Space Atomic Clock

Deep Space Atomic Clock to Improve Navigation

NASA is preparing to fly a Deep Space Atomic Clock, or DSAC, demonstration that will revolutionize the way we conduct deep-space navigation.

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The device swooshing into a satellite is the vacuum tube, one of the main components of an atomic clock that will undergo a technology flight demonstration.

NASA Picks Three Proposals for Flight Demonstration

NASA has selected three Technology Demonstration Missions to transform space communications, deep space navigation and in-space propulsion.

DSAC: Key Mission Facts

The Deep Space Atomic Clock will be orders of magnitude smaller, lighter and more stable than any other atomic clock flown in space.
This NASA Technology Demonstration Mission will shift paradigms for navigating spacecraft to distant destinations, enabling collection of more data with better precision; and enabling autonomous radio navigation for time-critical events such as orbit insertion or landing.
This mission will deliver the next generation of deep-space radio science.