What is the ISS Time Zone?

[willpittenger]

For missions to someplace other than ISS, I figure NASA uses Houston time (currently Central Daylight Savings Time or CDT).&nbsp; But ISS is international.&nbsp; So which timezone is used there? <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <hr style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em" />Will Pittenger<hr style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em" />Add this user box to your Wikipedia User Page to show your support for the SDC forums: <div style="margin-left:1em">{{User:Will Pittenger/User Boxes/Space.com Account}}</div> </div>

 

[Zipi]

<p><BR/>Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>For missions to someplace other than ISS, I figure NASA uses Houston time (currently Central Daylight Savings Time or CDT).&nbsp; But ISS is international.&nbsp; So which timezone is used there? <br />Posted by willpittenger</DIV><br /><br />For shuttle missions Nasa is using MET (Mission Elapsed Time) which is a "new" timezone relative to the shuttle launch time for that mission.</p><p>http://science.nasa.gov/Realtime/Rocket_Sci/clocks/time-met.html</p><p>ISS is living at the GMT time zone, which is about the half way from Houston to Moscow. (And suits pretty well for us Europeans </p><p>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Space_Station#Time_zone</p><p>During&nbsp;the shuttle missions the ISS crew will adjust to the shuttle crew time. After the mission is complete they will return to the GMT.&nbsp;</p><p>EDITS: Typos fixed&nbsp;& links added</p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>