A new agreement between Baylor College of Medicine's Center for Space Medicine and the Korea National Institute of Health (KNIH) will enable new international collaboration for scientific research and discovery in the field of space health.
"As in space, there should be no borders or boundaries to scientific discovery that benefits humankind," said Dr. Dorit Donoviel, associate professor in the Center for Space Medicine at Baylor and executive director of the Translational Research Institute for Space Health. "With this agreement, we will work together with the KNIH to collaborate and foster meaningful discussion with the ambition of keeping humans healthy in space and on Earth."
Astronauts and space travelers need practical solutions to protect them from the many health challenges of space exploration, such as how space travel impacts the body and mind. Through this international collaboration, researchers at both institutes will work across scientific disciplines, combine expertise and share data to increase the collective understanding of how the body endures challenges in space. Findings from this collaboration will lead to new health and performance protections and potentially lead to meaningful health advances for NASA's upcoming crewed Artemis missions and benefit future commercial spaceflights.
