Astroskin monitors the health of astronauts

Astroskin is a device for monitoring the health of astronauts during their space missions.

Astroskin technology

Astroskin is a medical tracking system for astronauts, composed of smart clothing (t-shirt) and D'a banner containing sensors. The software included in this system allows monitoring vital signs, quality of sleep and activity level. By vital signs we mean that Astroskin allows you to monitoring blood pressure, blood oxygen level, heart rate, respiratory rate and skin temperature.

Smart clothing worn by astronauts sends the collected data to a smartphone. The smartphone then transmits this data to an orbiting server and can therefore be consulted by the on-board doctor. They can also be retrieved from the mission control center server. This allows the flight doctor, the biomedical engineer, the crew fitness and rehabilitation specialist as well as the telemedicine consultant to be able to judge this data and act accordingly if an anomaly is detected.

"The important thing to remember about this technology is that it is wireless and can be controlled remotely" , said Canadian Space Agency medical chief Raffi Kuyumijian. He also added: “People who live in remote communities, for example, will have easy access to a doctor. They can wear these t-shirts on them all the time. They will be able to set off an alarm if something goes wrong, and thus alert doctors remotely. ”

You should know thata marketed and fairly similar version exists: Hexoskin.

Astroskin still under Review

Astroskin was developed by Carré Technologies of Montreal for the Canadian Space Agency (CSA). The company is already thinking of another version of Astroskin that could offer the possibility to follow the health of astronauts during their missions in the International Space Station (ISS).

In order to make the Astroskin system safe for astronauts, it has been tested during a mission to Antarctica led by XPAntarctik. Indeed, the technologies brought into space must be verified and safe for their carriers. During this expedition to Antarctica, the technology Astroskin has proven itself. The device has been tested with extreme temperatures and activities. Skiing, hiking and climbing peaks were part of this expedition. Technology Astroskin therefore resists humidity, water, cold and wind.

We don't know when Astroskin will be able to make its first space mission, but the technology in these clothes is designed to last until 2024.

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