Communication Latency
On Mars missions, waiting for medical approval from Earth takes 20-40 minutes. In an acute neurological crisis, that window is irreversible.
NASA Space Apps Challenge 2026
When you cannot ask Earth, the call is yours.
On deep-space missions, communication is delayed 20-40 minutes. STAR HEALTH runs without the internet or any external AI server; it monitors the crew's vitals in real time and produces life-saving solutions on its own during a crisis: an autonomous health decision-support simulation platform.
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Problem
No doctor on Mars. Earth is too far away.
Astronauts live under intense stress, isolation and mortal danger because of their job. Under microgravity, cosmic radiation and severe sleep deprivation, neurological disorders begin; reaction time, focus and decision-making ability erode fast.
Eroding Cognitive Ability
Under microgravity and sleep deprivation, Attention, Working Memory, Decision Making and Focus drop fast. The crew is not all made of doctors.
No Connection Guarantee
During packet loss, storm season or a solar flare there is no access to external APIs. The system must be able to run on its own.
Solution
Zero-latency autonomous decision core.
Instead of waiting on an external AI API, STAR HEALTH analyzes data in milliseconds through a deterministic rule engine running in the background and triggers pre-defined space-medicine protocols.
01 // IDENTITY
Sign In with Face Recognition
The astronaut signs in with face recognition and reaches personalized baseline neuro-signals and reference ranges specific to space physiology. Authentication is never authorization by itself.
02 // ANALYSIS
Cross-Parameter Scan
It does not look at a single data point but at the combination of multiple indicators. For example, when sleep quality drops while Theta waves rise, a "Micro-Sleep and EVA Abort Risk" warning is produced.
03 // ACTION
Protocol + Stock Check
While the recommended step is produced, the vehicle's current medical supply inventory is checked too. If stock is exhausted, non-pharmacological alternatives are presented step by step.
Same mission, three different distances. The latency comparison below shows why
working offline is not the exception but the default.
ISS (0 s) → MOON (2.6 s) → MARS (22 min 14 s)
Modules
The whole mission, one console.
From neurological monitoring to radiation tracking, from smart prescription to the offline clinical assistant: 12 modules.
Health Metrics Dashboard
Attention, Working Memory, Sleep Quality, Decision Making, Focus Level and Concentration — real-time cognitive performance.
Cognitive3D Neuro Topography
Instant visual marking on the 3D model of the brain regions affected by stress, fatigue or radiation.
3D · 10 GLBEEG Wave Activity
Live graphical display of α/β/θ/δ brainwave frequencies based on NASA open-source data.
60fps CanvasPrediction & Risk
Cross risk analysis: a rule engine that produces forecasts from the combination of multiple indicators, not a single threshold.
R-01 … R-04Smart Prescription
Stock-based alternative engine: it never leaves you stranded when medication runs out or radiation makes it unusable.
Stock + FallbackEVA Flight Worthiness
Scans all neurological and biometric data in seconds before a spacewalk and returns a SAFE / RISKY verdict.
Door Check
Rule Engine
Not a single threshold,
Not a single threshold,
cross-evidence.
The system never decides by looking at one low value. It evaluates the combination of multiple indicators; every decision shows its triggers, its physiological explanation and its linked 3D model on screen. That way the jury can see why a verdict was given.
- Version-defined, deterministic rule engine
- Triggers and confidence score on every decision
- Never fabricates certainty from missing or stale data
If decision-making and sleep quality drop while Theta waves rise, an EVA abort is recommended.
Theta > 65%Decision < 65Sleep < 60LINKED 3D TARGET // BRAIN + EEG NEURON
If intracranial pressure rises while focus drops, ocular ultrasound and the LBNP protocol.
ICP > 70Focus < 65%LINKED 3D TARGET // EYE
If HRV drops while mental stress is high, the 4-7-8 vagal breathing protocol kicks in.
HRV < 35 msStress > 75%LINKED 3D TARGET // HEART + LUNGS
Communication Latency
Same protocol, three different worlds.
The Crisis Simulator switches between three modes to prove the software works independent of Earth.
ISS / LEO
0.0 s
Instant link with the ground team
Lunar Gateway
2.6 s
Short delay, tolerable
AUTONOMOUS CORE ACTIVE
Mars Surface
22 min 14 s
Cannot ask Earth — the system makes its own call
Jury Demo Guide
Test all 5 scenarios in one click.
Sleep deprivation, solar particle storm, SANS, isolation panic crisis — each one opens the relevant 3D model automatically and brings the protocol on screen.