Several institutions are sending experiments into orbit as part of the SpaceX Polaris Dawn mission, including investigations into human health in space.
SpaceX is all set and ready for the historic Polaris Dawn mission to launch tomorrow, in which four private astronauts will travel into orbit and perform the first commercial spacewalk. Scheduled for launch early on Tuesday morning from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the crew will travel in a Crew Dragon spacecraft on a five-day mission.
The experiments from TRISH going on the Polaris Dawn mission including testing out a miniaturized, intelligent ultrasound — seen above — on which the astronauts have been trained. The idea is that astronauts can scan themselves with the tool to get quick, medical-quality images that could be important for future space health strategies.
There will also be research into methods for counteracting motion sickness, which affects some crew members, and collecting data on space radiation to understand how astronauts are exposed.
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