The space hospital is the new project of China which is advancing rapidly in the field of space. The aim of this space hospital is to protect the health of astronauts for a long time and to provide facilities for necessary treatment when needed. The construction of the space hospital is so that it can be connected to the Chinese space station Tiangong, which is currently orbiting the earth.
A lot of research and experiments are going on in this field. The President of Beijing Aerospace Center Hospital Dr. Jichen says. Jichen also shares the hope that such trials will help stimulate the field of Chinese medicine as a whole. Researchers are studying ways to keep astronauts healthy for as long as possible and to effectively deal with the health challenges that may arise during long space missions.
At present, medical care is provided to astronauts through doctors on Earth. Once such a hospital system is in place, astronauts can check their own health status at any time later and take necessary measures if necessary. A key challenge for researchers to implement ideas like space hospitals is how to fit the maximum amount of medical equipment into the minimum space. A space hospital will use the smallest and most efficient form of many of the medical devices on Earth. For this alone, special researches are required.
Each Chinese traveler spends six months on the Tiangong space station. Even before astronauts were made capable of such missions, medical experts had conducted a large amount of studies. One of the main topics of study was how long-duration space missions would affect the health of travelers. Studies have also shown that long-term space life can affect the nervous system, muscles and bones. There are concerns that longer spaceflights could affect travelers’ immune and respiratory systems and lead to urinary problems. The space hospital will have facilities to solve these types of health problems.