One of the great challenges of sending humans to Mars will be ensuring that they arrive physically and mentally healthy.
It won't be an easy task. With existing technologies, NASA estimates it would take roughly seven months for humans to travel to Mars. Once there, they will be the most isolated humans in history, and it may be a year or two until Earth and Mars are close enough for a return trip.
At CES 2024, French startup Coreod Space has revealed a new aid for astronaut mental health that could help astronauts endure the isolation of deep space exploration.
According to a press release, the company's Space Agent Traveler (SAT) VR helmet uses artificial intelligence to "help astronauts on space missions survive and thrive." It does so by "stimulating their cognitive and neuropsychological functions."
Good luck with that. It's very lonely way out in deep space.
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