WANTED TO LAUNCH IT IN AND GET ITS CREW TO THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION. NASA AND BOEING ARE ALREADY YEARS BEHIND THIS THOUGH. IT IS THE SECOND FAILED LAUNCH IN LESS THAN A MONTH. >> THE UNITED STATES IS PLANNING FOR MORE MISSIONS TO THE MOON SO THE WHITE HOUSE IS TASKING NASA WITH A CRITICAL MISSION. ESTABLISH A LUNAR TIME STANDARD. >> Reporter: AS JOHN F. KENNEDY COMMITTED TO IN 1961 -- >> WE GO INTO SPACE BECAUSE WHATEVER MANKIND MUST UNDERTAKE, FREE MAN MUST FULLY SHARE. >> Reporter: THE UNITED STATES IN 2024 IS ONCE AGAIN MAPPING OUT PLANS FOR MISSIONS TO THE MOON. >> WE ARE CLOSER THAN EVER TO RETURNING HUMANS TO THE MOON. THE ARTEMIS 2 MOON WILL BE THE FIRST PEOPLE TO LAY EYES ON THE FAR SIDE OF THE MOON IN MORE THAN HALF A CENTURY. >> ONE FALSE STEP FOR MAN. ONE GIANT LEAP FOR MANKIND. >> Reporter: IT WAS CRITICAL IN THIS MOMENT AND IT WILL BE FOR FUTURE MISSIONS AS WELL. TIME IS A KEY COMPONENT. BUT ON THE MOON TIME WORKS DIFFERENTLY. >> WE MUST DEFINE WHY IT IS THAT TIME WORKS DEFINITELY. >> Reporter: ON THE BORDER TWO EQUATIONS FROM THE THEORY OF RELATIVITY. >> IF YOU'RE ON THE MOON, YOUR WATCH RUNS ABOUT 56 MICROSECONDS PER DAY THAN IT DOES ON THE EARTH. >> THAT EQUATES TO ABOUT 2/100 OF A SECOND OVER THE COURSE OF A YEAR. >> WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THINGS LIKE NAVIGATION SIGNALS THAT REQUIRE VERY PRECISE TIMING, YOU HAVE TO TAKE THAT INTO ACCOUNT. >> Reporter: SO THE WHITE HOUSE HAS DIRECTED NASA INTO DEVELOPING A LUNAR TIME STANDARD , NOT JUST A TIME ZONE, READY TO IMPLEMENT BY THE END OF 2026. >> ARTEMIS IS EXPECTED TO START LANDING ON THE MOON IN 2026. >> Reporter: OVER THE NEXT DECADE, THE U.S. WILL NOT BE THE ONLY ENTITY LANDING ON THE MOON. PER THAT WHITE HOUSE MEMO, ESTABLISHING A TIME STANDARD WILL BE FOUNDATIONAL AS THAT HAPPENS. >> BY INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT, NO COUNTRY CAN POSSESS THE MOON. IT IS POSSESSED BY ALL COUNTRIES AND ALL MISSIONS TO THE MOON ARE IN THEORY DONE FOR THE BENEFIT OF MANKIND. >> Reporter: THE LAST MISSION TO THE MOON WAS APOLLO 17 IN 1972. HOWEVER, A MAJOR MILESTONE. ODYSSEUS TOUCHED DOWN ON THE SURFACE. THE FIRST TIME A SPACECRAFT BUILT IN THE UNITED STATES MADE IT TO THE MOON IN 50 YEARS. HOWEVER, UPON LANDING, ONE OF THE
