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Who should be allowed to practice medicine in space? The logical answer would seem to be ‘medical doctors’, but the actual answer isn’t as simple as that.
Read More »Licensing Physicians for Practicing Medicine in Space
Space Brain Hack Asks Students to Draw on Pandemic Experience for Astronaut Mental Health
The first iteration of the Canadian Space Agency’s Space Brain Hack initiative for students draws upon a theme they likely know well – mental health and isolation.
Read More »Five Companies Receive $2M Apiece to Work on Space Modules for Health Care
Five Canadian companies will have a busy six months ahead of them as they seek to create a prototype deployable unit that may one day form the basis of space modules for health care. This page is for subscribers only. Already a subscriber? Log in. Fact-driven space news, columns, business, policy, technology and more. Support independent journalism. SUBSCRIBE TODAY
Read More »CSA’s Connected Care Medical Module Seeks Remote Tech Solutions for Earth, Moon and Mars
A new request for proposal on behalf of the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) asks “to acquire services to design, develop, test and demonstrate a Connected Care Medical Module.”
Read More »Two Big Health Summits Coming up for Canadian Space Community
As Canada pushes further into deep space exploration, the Canadian Space Agency is holding its Health Beyond Summit on Nov. 29 for the following three days.
Read More »The Moon is bringing good changes in astronaut health care: Saint-Jacques
The teamwork that astronauts perform during remote missions – especially as the Canadian Space Agency targets the Moon – will likely resemble the Arctic experience of astronaut David Saint-Jacques. This page is for subscribers only. Already a subscriber? Log in. Fact-driven space news, columns, business, policy, technology and more. Support independent journalism. SUBSCRIBE TODAY
Read More »Canadian Space Agency continues funding health in space
The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) has awarded $1.11 million in nine grants to university researchers for additional studies on astronaut health in space. The goal is twofold, to help astronauts in space and benefit humans on Earth.
Read More »David Saint-Jacques: Flown astronaut now working four space projects
David Saint-Jacques is a medical doctor, engineer and astrophysicist who is Canada's only flown current astronaut. He spent more than six months in space during the Expedition 58-59 mission during 2018-19, returning to Earth only months before the coronavirus pandemic erupted. This page is for subscribers only. Already a subscriber? Log in. Fact-driven space news, columns, business, policy, technology and more. Support independent journalism. SUBSCRIBE …
Read More »Canadian Space Agency announces long lead time for new Human Analog Studies opportunity
The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) has posted a new announcement of opportunity for Human Analog Studies. This follows an earlier announcement in 2019.
Read More »Space Tango taps former CSA director to lead transition to space-based manufacturing
Kentucky-based space science company Space Tango is preparing to make a transition from one business sector to another, and is enlisting the help of a Canadian expert with government, political, and startup experience: Dr. Alain Berinstain. This page is for subscribers only. Already a subscriber? Log in. Fact-driven space news, columns, business, policy, technology and more. Support independent journalism. SUBSCRIBE TODAY
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