As missions extend farther from Earth and last longer, maintaining astronaut health is more challenging. NASA aims to increase on-orbit medical care autonomy, developing the Crew Medical Officer Digital Assistant (CMO-DA) with Google. This AI tool assists astronauts in diagnosing and treating health issues when direct communication with Earth is not possible. CMO-DA has undergone initial evaluation in scenarios such as treating ankle injuries and ear pain, achieving high diagnostic accuracy. The collaboration is managed under a fixed-price subscription agreement, with NASA owning the application source code.
The astronauts on the International Space Station currently rely on real-time communication with Houston and regular medication deliveries, but longer missions may jeopardize this support.
NASA is developing an AI medical assistant called Crew Medical Officer Digital Assistant (CMO-DA) to ensure astronauts can diagnose and treat symptoms in isolated conditions.
CMO-DA has been evaluated in scenarios including ankle injury, flank pain, and ear pain, achieving diagnostic accuracies of 88%, 80%, and 74% respectively, demonstrating its potential effectiveness.
The project operates under a fixed-price agreement with Google for cloud services, app development, and training, while NASA retains ownership of the source code.
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