NASA to fund startups focused on space travel health problems
JUN 14, 2013
DOI: 10.1063/PT.5.027098
Ars Technica : NASA has announced a new program, SMARTCAP-Accel , that will provide funding to startups that are working on projects related to the medical dangers of space travel. The areas of focus include radiation exposure, inadequate nutrition, bone fracture, and heart health. NASA is also interested in routine monitoring techniques. To qualify for funding, the projects must be able to function without a doctor or full medical lab and must be completely solar powered. In addition to being useful in space, such technologies could also benefit people in remote and underserved areas on Earth. The program will award between $10 000 and $200 000, but all awardees must find a second source to match NASA’s funding. If the companies produce technology that NASA wants to use, the agency will purchase it separately.
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