Space Products and Services
Science, Biotechnology, and Health Care
Hearts in Space
Determining heart rate variability (HRV) during the daily life of an astronaut in orbit was the inspiration for commercial products, such as theJoysys’ ChronoCord. In... Determining heart rate variability (HRV)…
Virtual Mental Health Therapy for Space Works on Earth
Humans working in an enclosed space can experience a great deal of stress. Working in an enclosed space while orbiting the Earth in a microgravity environment may... Humans working in…
Making True Colors Shine Through
A type of light emitting diode (LED) designed for managing astronauts’ sleep cycles on the International Space Station (ISS) is making its way to Earth. The ISS LEDs have three…
Spiraling from a Fitter Astronaut to a Fitter Public
The fitness of NASA’s astronauts has always been a concern. Treadmills and bicycles on space stations are great cardiovascular training tools, but resistive... [caption id="attachment_4104" align="alignright"]International Space Station (ISS) residents…
Space-enabled athletic training programs
Some athletes are all about metrics. Heart rate, distance, speed, and other data can be measured using smartphones, smartwatches, pedometers, chest straps and... Some athletes are all about metrics. Heart…
A Healthy Diet in Space and on Earth
A European Space Agency (ESA) program to grow food in space may be able to improve the diet of people living in... A European Space Agency (ESA) program to grow…
From Pictures of Vegetables to Pictures of Skin Cells, From Space to the Hospital
Satellite Earth observation technology helps to identify skin disease. [caption id="attachment_3582" align="alignright"]Infrared sensors developed for a European satellite can detect skin diseases by looking deeper into the tissue. Credit: Xenics…
Roundworm Experiments Support Human Health
Worms help scientists understand bone and muscle mass loss. For humans spending time in the International Space Station (ISS), muscle mass and bone loss are real challenges. Even when they…
Stressed Plants Lose their Glow
The government is using crop glow to estimate crop growth. [caption id="attachment_3578" align="alignleft"]The glow of photosynthesis captured by a NASA satellite. More glowing indicates more plant growth. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech [/caption]Government…
Tractors Without Farmers
The technology that keeps tractors within field boundaries is changing, using satellite technology to aid farmers in steering farm equipment within centimeters of its intended location. AREA4D is using satellite…