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Wristwatch-like device enables assessment of health risks for astronauts on mission to the moon
Just a few hours before the Orion spacecraft crossed the sky en route to the moon on April 1, mechatronics engineer Rodrigo Trevisan Okamoto received confirmation he had been waiting for since the Artemis 2 mission was announced in 2023.
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A wristwatch-like device has been integrated into the Orion spacecraft, which is currently en route to the moon. This device is designed to assess health risks for astronauts on the mission. The device was developed by a team at Condor Instruments, a startup based in São Paulo. It was confirmed that the crew of the Artemis 2 mission, the first crewed mission to orbit the moon in half a century, will be carrying the device. The integration of this device into the Orion spacecraft highlights the importance of monitoring the health of astronauts during long-duration space missions.
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