Google and NASA are collaborating on a new AI-powered tool aimed at enabling autonomous medical care for astronauts during extended space missions, including future journeys to the Moon and Mars. The project centers on the development of the Crew Medical Officer Digital Assistant, an AI-based clinical decision support system designed to help astronauts assess symptoms, identify potential conditions and determine treatment options when contact with Earth is limited or unavailable.

As part of the proof-of-concept phase, the system was trained using spaceflight medical literature and tested on a range of simulated scenarios. Evaluations were conducted using a clinical assessment framework commonly applied in medical education and professional certification. Initial results indicated that the

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