Wearable Autonomic Physiology Experiment (Apex) - Purdue 1 - Purdue University

Human spaceflight is rapidly evolving with the growth of civilian space travel and the push toward longer and more ambitious missions to the moon and Mars. These missions expose crew members to unique and interacting risks. These challenges can impair performance during high-demand tasks and, over longer durations, contribute to pathophysiological changes in both neural and systemic function.

A Purdue BME-led wearables research project that will be worn by astronaut Beth Moses will continuously assess autonomic physiology before, during and after the Purdue 1 suborbital mission. Using commercially available sensors and an existing analytics pipeline, the study will test whether lightweight wearable systems can deliver reliable, individualized physiologic monitoring through launch, microgravity exposure, descent and early recovery without adding meaningful operational burden.

CONTACT TANYA FINKBINER AT TJFINKBINER@PURDUEFORLIFE.ORG OR 765-585-7602 TO LEARN MORE