It must be hard to tell the time when you’re in space - a clock won’t work, and you can’t use the Moon, Earth or Sun! Astronauts stay in touch with base, and follow a set Earth - time. It’s their radio, not their clock, that tells them the time!
1.space:太空
2.Astronauts:宇航员
3.stay in touch with:保持联系;与......保持联络