Jay V.

Development and convergence of innovative, exponential technologies, such as, General Artificial Intelligence (GAI), Blockchain Technology, Augmented Reality (AR) and Mixed Reality(MR), specifically designed for space exploration and interplanetary missions can provide innovative solutions to address a myriad of challenges in the fields of emergency medicine, disaster relief, medical triage and remote medical rescues in austere, extreme areas on Earth for analog astronauts living in Isolated… Show more

Development and convergence of innovative, exponential technologies, such as, General Artificial Intelligence (GAI), Blockchain Technology, Augmented Reality (AR) and Mixed Reality(MR), specifically designed for space exploration and interplanetary missions can provide innovative solutions to address a myriad of challenges in the fields of emergency medicine, disaster relief, medical triage and remote medical rescues in austere, extreme areas on Earth for analog astronauts living in Isolated and Confined Environments (I.C.E). These technologies can be novel approaches for future long duration spaceflight and human-robotic planetary surface missions to Mars.

Pioneering innovative approaches incorporating these technologies will enable analog astronauts to reduce risks and minimize loss of human life in dangerous extreme environments on Earth, in Space and future Mars settlements. Mars Academy USA (MAU) trans-disciplinary team have developed the AvatarMEDIC™ Project to leverage these technologies into a “holistic” system as a novel approach to address medical emergency scenarios. Show less

Space is hard for life. Space medicine, human factors and “astropsycho-sociological” risks and challenges must be address and solutions found integrating innovative concepts, new paradigms, and exponential technologies before humanity can realistically live and thrive in extreme environments to finally become a multi-planetary species. The recent successful onboarding of commercial space industries has increased the interest for human space exploration within the professional, academic and… Show more

Space is hard for life. Space medicine, human factors and “astropsycho-sociological” risks and challenges must be address and solutions found integrating innovative concepts, new paradigms, and exponential technologies before humanity can realistically live and thrive in extreme environments to finally become a multi-planetary species. The recent successful onboarding of commercial space industries has increased the interest for human space exploration within the professional, academic and citizen scientist sectors resulting in increased funding and engagement in analog research, in particular, analog astronautics. This expansion has birthed a new type of astronaut mission that is becoming more common, available, and reliable to various communities, such as, Mars Academy USA (MAU) Mars Medics Missions (MMM), a unique scientific training program offered on a monthly basis in low fidelity Mars analogue scenarios.

The aim is to offer experiential simulation-based learning in a full immersive environment and to support selection of highly trained analog astronauts for MAU’s planned mid- and high-fidelity scientific Mars analoge missions in 2019-2020. Analog studies aims to test group cohesion, collaboration, communication and conflict-resolution strategies that might help predicts team performance; establish baselines for a wide range of human cognitive, social and emotional factors; test viability of exponential technologies, such as VRAR and mixed reality, as novel tools in a multi-countermeasure program to mitigate or reduce stress and anxiety whilest living in I.C.E. Such studies can show how multi-disciplinary and international crews will perform on long-duration space exploration and missions to Mars and off-world settlements. Show less

The development of novel medical technologies specifically design for exploration space missions can be solutions to address the myriad of medical challenges astronauts are currently faced with during short and long-duration missions including future planetary surface expeditions. Innovative, pioneering approaches incorporating exponential technologies will enable Humanity to not only survive but “thrive” in dangerous extreme environments on Earth, in Space, and for future settlement on Moon… Show more

The development of novel medical technologies specifically design for exploration space missions can be solutions to address the myriad of medical challenges astronauts are currently faced with during short and long-duration missions including future planetary surface expeditions. Innovative, pioneering approaches incorporating exponential technologies will enable Humanity to not only survive but “thrive” in dangerous extreme environments on Earth, in Space, and for future settlement on Moon and Mars. Additionally, new discoveries and potential to improve “state-of-the art” medical procedures and protocols for training astronauts can be extrapolated for terrestrial “spin-off” benefits where the challenges found in the extraordinary environment of space can be used to change current accepted paradigms on Earth. Show less