The latest ANU iLAuNCH project, Manufacturing wearable-based health solutions for space medicine, has gone live!

“We are proud to support Australia’s continued leadership in remote medical capabilities. The space-based technology developed in this project will also have significant benefit here on earth for remote and regional health services,” said ANU Institute for Space | InSpace Associate Director Kate Ferguson.

Monitoring the health of humans hundreds of kilometres above the Earth 🌏 and in the infinite space beyond is a major challenge in the complex microgravitational environment of space. Australia’s own population, dispersed across a vast geographic landscape, offers a similar challenge to health professionals.

The ability to access real time data that could aid in precise diagnosis, predictive assessment, and, consequent treatments during human spaceflight could in turn save lives for those operating in isolated areas such as mining, defence, or those living in remote environments on Earth.

Australia is already a world leader in delivering medical care 🏥 to remote regions. This iLAuNCH Trailblazer project will build on this expertise, transferring the capability to predict and monitor physiological changes to human spaceflight.

“I applaud Aspen Medical for making the leap into the demanding environment of space, and showcasing how space technology can help us here on Earth. It’s a great project led by The Australian National University, partnering with industry leaders including Saber Astronautics and Liquid Instruments,” said iLAuNCH Trailblazer Executive Director, Darin Lovett.

Photo: Prof Daniel Shaddock, James Stuchbery, Prof Klaus-Martin Schulte, Ben Nizette.