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The astronautics company seeks proposals to study human adaptation in space to enhance health during long missions.
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Aenor Sawyer, MD, director of the UC Space Health Program at UCSF, discusses the challenges of space health as more humans venture into space for longer and farther trips.
NASA astronaut and microbiologist Kathleen Rubins talks about tech's role in addressing the health risks and challenges of space exploration and shares the most gratifying moment in her career.
Deep Dive: As NASA prepares to send astronauts to Mars in the not so distant future, innovators look at what space health could teach us about human health in general.
James Hury, deputy director and chief innovation officer at the Translational Research Institute for Space Health, says space health is helping bring cutting-edge technologies to Mars and back down to Earth.
Maintaining the health of humans leaving Earth pushes our current capabilities, says Dr. Dan Lowenstein, executive vice chancellor and provost at UCSF.
Level Ex founder and CEO Sam Glassenberg talks about how gaming can be used to prepare for space health emergencies and demonstrates the VR technology involved.
Emmanuel Urquieta, scientist with the Translational Research Institute for Space Health (TRISH), says the technology has the ability to expand the life of medications and food.
Dr. Jonathan B. Clark, associate professor of neurology at Baylor College of Medicine, says the future can learn from past failures, successes in space medicine.