Medicine from Mars: What can it do for planet Earth?

Irish researchers, medics and future astronauts are driving new discoveries in space medicine as the world marks 25 years of continuous human spaceflight

Norah Patten, Irish aeronautical engineer and STEM advocate, will makes her maiden voyage with the International Institute for Astronautical Sciences and Virgin Galactic on a research trip IIAS 02 after years of preparation. Photo: Maxwell Photography

This month marks 25 years of continuous human presence in space. Innovations linked to that record include a vital heart pump and cancer treatment, as well as better understanding of bone density loss and much more.

Irish scientists and manufacturers are already involved in potentially ground-breaking discoveries and next year the first Irish astronaut takes that to another level.